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Record 14381

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'At noon dined well, and my brother and I to write over once more with my own hand my Catalogue of books, while he reads to me.'
Century: 1600-1699
Date: 2 Feb 1667
Country: England
Time: afternoon
daytime: at noon
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):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:John Pepys
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation: unbeneficed clergyman
Religion: Church of England
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Samuel Pepys, his brother, who was writing as John read to him
Additional comments: brother of Samuel Pepys

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Samuel Pepys
Title: [Catalogue of books]
Genre: Reference / General works
Form of Text: Manuscript: Sheet
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: read in situ

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 14381  
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: 40
  Additional comments: Co-editor William Matthews

Citation: Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1974), 8, p. 40, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14381, accessed: 23 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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