| Evidence: | 'and then to her, and she read to me the "Epistle of Cassandra", which is very good endeed, and the better to her because recommended by Sheres. So to supper, and I to bed.' |
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| Century: | 1600-1699 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 5 May 1669 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Pepys |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 23 Oct 1640 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | wife of 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) |
Samuel Pepys, her husband |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | La Calpren?de |
| Title: | Cassandra |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1642 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 15025 | |
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| Author: | Samuel Pepys | |
| Editor: | Robert Latham | |
| Title: | The diary of Samuel Pepys | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 545 | |
| Additional comments: | Co-editor William Matthews |
| Citation: | Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys (London, 1970), 8, p. 545, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15025, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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