Record Number: 11794
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At my office all the morning, reading Mr Holland's discourse of the Navy, lent me by Mr Turner; and am much pleased with them, they hitting the very diseases of the Navy which we are troubled with nowadays. I shall bestow writing of them over and much reading thereof.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:25 Jul 1662
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
other location: at the office
(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:[discourse on Naval administration]
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1638 or 1659
Provenanceborrowed (public library)
Source Information:
Record ID:11794
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:3
Page:145
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 3, p. 145, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11794, accessed: 15 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None