Record Number: 14971
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and then home and made my boy read to me Wilkins's "Reall Character", which doth please me mightily.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:1 Dec 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 the household of Samuel Pepys
Religion:Church of England
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
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1668
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14971
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:8
Page:381
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 381, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14971, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None