| Evidence: | 'In the afternoon upon the Quarter-deck, the Doctor told Mr North and me an admirable story called "The Fruitlesse Precaution": an exceeding pretty story and worth my getting without book when I can get the book.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 12 May 1660 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Between England and France | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon: 'afternoon' | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: On quarter deck of ship, at sea between England and Holland | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Anon |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Between England and France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Samuel Pepys and Mr North |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Paul Scarron |
| Title: | The Fruitless Precaution |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | English translation |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 11624 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 135 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 1, p. 135, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11624, accessed: 31 March 2023 | |
| Unsure if this is account of Doctor reading aloud to Pepys and North, or whether he is just telling the tale from memory of earlier reading? |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)