Record Number: 12036

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'After a little discourse with him, I took coach and home, calling upon my booksellers for two books, Rushworths and Scobells "collecions" - I shall make the King pay for them. The first I spent at my office some time to read and it is an excellent book.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

30 Nov 1663

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: after dinner, before bed
evening

Place:

city: London
other location: at the office

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Samuel Pepys

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

23 Feb 1663

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Rushworth

Title:

Historical Collections

Genre:

History, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1659

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12036

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

4

Page:

402

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 4, p. 402, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12036, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None