Record Number: 14903

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'and there got Balty to read to me out of Sorbiere's observations in his voyage into England; and then to bed.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

19 May 1668

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Balthasar St Michael

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

minor naval official

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Samuel Pepys, his brother in law

Additional Comments:

brother in law of Samuel Pepys

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel de Sorbiere

Title:

voyage into England

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, satire

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1664

Provenance

borrowed (private library)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14903

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

9

Page:

206

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 206, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14903, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None