Record Number: 14446
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I took leave of him, and directly by water home; and there to read the Life of Mr Hooker, which pleases me as much as anything I have read in a great while'
Century:1600-1699
Date:19 May 1667
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Richard Hooker in an edition of Hooker's Works
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14446
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:8
Page:223
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1974), 8, p. 223, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14446, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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