| Evidence: | 'and then home and made my boy read to me Wilkins's "Reall Character", which doth please me mightily.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1 Dec 1668 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys |
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| Reader: | anon |
| Age | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Servant |
| Occupation: | servant in the household of Samuel Pepys |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Samuel Pepys |
| Additional comments: | servant to Samuel Pepys |
| Author: | John Wilkins |
| Title: | An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language |
| Genre: | Other religious, Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1668 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 14971 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 381 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 381, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14971, accessed: 31 March 2023 | |
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