Record Number: 14902

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'and so home, and made my boy read to me part of Dr Wilkins's new book of the " Character", and so to bed.' (Book purchased 15 May)

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

17 May 1668

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

servant in Samuel Pepys's household

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Samuel Pepys

Additional Comments:

servant of Samuel Pepys

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Wilkins

Title:

An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1668

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14902

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

9

Page:

202

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 9, p. 202, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14902, accessed: 19 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None