Record Number: 12249
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We spent most of the morning talking, and reading of "The Seige of Rhodes", which is certainly (the more I read it I think so) the best poem that ever was wrote.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:1 Oct 1665
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
other location: on board the Bezan (ship)
(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:26 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
Captain Cockes
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Seige of Rhodes
Genre:Drama, Poetry, opera
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1663
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12249
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1971
Vol:6
Page:247
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1971), 6, p. 247, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12249, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None