Record Number: 12055
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and after supper, to read a lecture to my wife upon the globes, and so to prayers and to bed.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:24 Jan 1664
Country:England
Timeevening: before bed
Place:city: London
specific address: Seething Lane
location in dwelling: at home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
his wife Elizabeth Pepys
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[lecture on the globes]
Genre:Geography / Travel, Education, Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12055
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:5
Page:26
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 5, p. 26, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12055, accessed: 09 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None