Record Number: 14904
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and then made the boy to read to me out of Dr Wilkins his "Real Character", and perticularly about Noah's arke, wherein he doth give a very good account thereof, showing how few the number of the several species of beasts and fowls were that were to be in the arke, and that there was room enough for them and their food and dung; which doth please me mightily - and is much beyond whatever I heard of that subject.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:27 May 1668
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Servant
Occupation:servant in Samuel Pepys's household
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Samuel Pepys
Additional Comments:
servant to Samuel Pepys
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language
Genre:Other religious, Essays / Criticism, Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1668
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14904
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:9
Page:215
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 215, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14904, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None