Record Number: 14948
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Thence with W. Penn home, and there to get my people to read and to supper and so to bed.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:14 Oct 1668
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:23 Feb 1633
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: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
Perhaps William Penn, and other members of Pepys's household.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:14948
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:8
Page:329
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 8, p. 329, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14948, accessed: 24 April 2025
Additional Comments:
Unsure who is reading to Pepys this evening, could be his wife or his male servant, and it is also unclear whether William Penn also stayed to listen to the reading.