| Evidence: | 'and then I begin to read to my wife upon the globes, with great pleasure and to good purpose, for it will be pleasant to her and to me to have her understand those things.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 25 Dec 1663 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | afternoon: after dinner | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Seething Lane location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | Samuel Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1663 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Admiralty, Clerk of the Acts |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
wife, Elizabeth Pepys |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [on the globes] |
| Genre: | Geography / Travel, Science, Mathematics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 12049 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 4 | |
| Page: | 433-434 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 4, p. 433-434, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12049, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
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