Record Number: 6054
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"In 1617 the Countess [of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery] noted recreational books that she was reading: "'Began to have Mr. Sandy's book read to me about the Government of the Turks. "'Rivers used to read to me in Montaigne's Plays [Essays] and Moll Neville in the Fairy Queen. "'I sat and read much in the Turkish History and Chaucer. "'The 12th and 13th I spent most of the time in playing Glecko and hearing Moll Neville read the Arcadia.'"
Century:1600-1699
Date:1617
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Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener:Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke, and Montgomery
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A relation of a journey begun Anno Dom. 1610. Foure bookes. Containing a description of the Turkish empire, of AEGYPT, [etc]
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6054
Source:Suzanne W. Hull
Editor:n/a
Title:Chaste, Silent and Obedient: English Books for Women 1475-1640
Place of Publication:San Marino
Date of Publication:1988
Vol:n/a
Page:73
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Suzanne W. Hull, Chaste, Silent and Obedient: English Books for Women 1475-1640 (San Marino, 1988), p. 73, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6054, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Quotation from Lady Anne Clifford, Diary (London: William Heinemann, 1924) 47.
