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Record Number: 11640


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'To Westminster-hall and bought, among other books, one of the Life of our Queene. Which I read at home to my wife; but it was so sillily writ that we did nothing but laugh at it: among other things, it is dedicated to that Paragon of virtue and beauty, the Duchesse of Albermarle.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

26 Oct 1660

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: Seething Lane
location in dwelling: home

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:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

23 Feb 1633

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Admiralty

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

wife, Elizabeth Pepys


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Dauncey

Title:

The history of the thrice illustrious Princess Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, Queen of England

Genre:

History, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

just published, 1660

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

11640

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

1

Page:

275

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 1, p. 275, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11640, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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