Record Number: 14906

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'And after dinner, she to read in the "Illustr. Bassa" the plot of yeterday's play, which is most exactly the same.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

21 Jun 1668

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: after dinner

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

23 Oct 1640

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

wife of 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

Samuel Pepys, her husband

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Madame de Scud?ri

Title:

Ibrahim, ou L'illustre Bassa

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1641

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14906

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:

247

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 247, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14906, accessed: 08 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None