Record Number: 14962

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Up, and I did, by a little note which I flung to Deb, advise her that I did continue to deny that ever I kissed her, and so she might govern herself ... The girl read, and as I bid her, returned me the note, flinging it to me in passing by.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

9 Nov 1668

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Deborah Willet

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

Servant in the household of Samuel Pepys

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:

maid to Elizabeth Pepys

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Title:

[note]

Genre:

personal correspondence

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14962

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

8

Page:

355

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 355, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=14962, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None