Record Number: 14890
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Up, and at my chamber all the morning and the office, doing business and also reading a little of "L'escolle des Filles", which is a mighty lewd book, but yet not amiss for a sober man to read over to inform himself in the villainy of the world.' The previous day Pepys bought the book, writing in his diary: 'which I have bought in plain binding (avoiding the buying of it better bound) because I resolve, as soon as I have read it, to burn it, that it may not stand in the list of books, nor among them, to disgrace them if it should be found.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:9 Feb 1668
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: in his chamber
(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: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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:L'escolle des filles, ou La philosophie des dames, divis?e en deux dialogues
Genre:pornography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14890
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:9
Page:58
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 9, p. 58, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14890, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
co-author of text: Jean L'Ange
