Record Number: 11974
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'And after dinner up and read part of the new play of "The Five houres adventures"; which though I have seen it twice, yet I never did admire or understand it enough - it being a play of the greatest plot that I ever expect to see, and of great vigour quite through the whole play, from beginning to the end.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:31 May 1663
Country:England
Timeafternoon: after dinner, before church
daytime
city: London
specific address: Seething Lane
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: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:The Adventures of five houres
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsadapted from the Spanish comedy: Los empenos de seis horas by Don Antonio Coello y Ochoa
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11974
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:4
Page:165
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 4, p. 165, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11974, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None