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Record Number: 14887


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Thence homeward by coach, and stopped at Martins my bookseller, where I saw the French book which I did think to have had for my wife to translate, called "L'escholle de Filles", but when I came to look into it, it is the most bawdy, lewd book that I ever saw, rather worse than "putana errante" - so that I was ashamed of reading in it'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

13 Jan 1668

Country:

England

Time

morning
daytime

Place:

city: London
other location: at his bookseller's

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:

Clerk of the Acts, Admiralty

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:

Michel Millot

Title:

L'escolle des filles, ou La philosophie des dames, divis?e en deux dialogues

Genre:

pornography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

14887

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

9

Page:

21-22

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 21-22, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14887, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

co-author of text: Jean L'Ange

   
   
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