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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

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

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:

John Wilkins

Title:

An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Genre:

Other religious, Essays / Criticism, Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1668

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

14904

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:

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

   
   
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