| Evidence: | 'Thence home; and there, in favour to my eyes, stayed at home reading the ridiculous history of my Lord Newcastle, wrote by his wife, which shows her to be a mad, conceited, ridiculous woman, and he an asse to suffer [her] to write what she writes to him and of him. Betty Turner sent my wife the book to read; and it being a fair print, to ease my eyes, which would be reading, I read that.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 18 Mar 1668 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| 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: | Clerk of the Acts, Admiralty |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Duchess of Newcastle |
| Title: | The life of the thrice noble, high and puissant prince, William Cavendishe, Duke ... of Newcastle .. written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, Duchess of Newcastle, his wife |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (private library) |
| Record ID: | 14897 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 9 | |
| Page: | 123 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 9, p. 123, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14897, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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