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Record Number: 14093


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Here the Duke, among other things, did bring out a book, of great antiquity, of some of the customs of the Navy about 100 years since, which he did lend us to read and deliver him back again.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

21 Feb 1666

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at the chamber of James, Duke of York

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company 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, Clerk of the Acts

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

James Humphrey

Title:

[MS Collections]

Genre:

Conduct books

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)


Source Information:

Record ID:

14093

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

7

Page:

50

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1972), 7, p. 50, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14093, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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