| Evidence: | 'and then home to my wife, who is not well with her cold, and sat and read [a] piece of "Grand Cyrus" in English by her' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 21 May 1667 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening: before supper | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | Samuel Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 23 Feb 1633 |
| 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) |
his wife, Elizabeth Pepys |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Madeleine de Scuderi |
| Title: | Artamene, ou Le grand Cyrus |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | English translation, published in 1660 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 14449 | |
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| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1974 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 225 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1974), 8, p. 225, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14449, accessed: 31 March 2023 | |
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