Record Number: 14751

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'And after having been there so long, I away to my boat, and up with it as far as Barne Elmes, reading of Mr Eveling's late new book against Solitude, in which I do not find much excess of good matter, though it be pretty for a by-discourse.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

26 May 1667

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: after dinner
daytime

Place:

city: London
other location: in a boat on the Thames

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

23 Feb 1633

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Evelyn

Title:

Publick enjoyment and an active life ... prefer's to solitude

Genre:

Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

published 15 February 1667

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14751

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

8

Page:

236

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1974), 8, p. 236, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14751, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None