Record Number: 11619
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Home and to bed, leaving my wife reading in "Polixandre".'
Century:1600-1699
Date:31 Jan 1660
Country:England
Timeevening
night
city: London
specific address: Axe Yard, King's Street, Westminster
location in dwelling: home
(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:Female
Date of Birth:23 Oct 1640
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:wife of Naval officer
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:Polexandre
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11619
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:1
Page:35
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 1, p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11619, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None