Record Number: 12132
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'After dinner I down to Woolwich with a galley, and then to Deptford and so home, all the way reading Sir J Suck[l]ings "Aglaura", which methinks is but a mean play - nothing of design in it.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:5 Sep 1664
Country:England
Timeafternoon: after dinner
evening
city: London
other location: on a boat travelling down the Thames between London, Woolwich and Deptford
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company 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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Aglaura
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1658
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12132
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1971
Vol:5
Page:262-263
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1971), 5, p. 262-263, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12132, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None