Record Number: 12282
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'have you read the Story of China written by a Portuguese, Fernando Mendez Pinto I think his name is . . . tis as diverting a book of the kinde as ever I read, and is handsomly written.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:Between 1 Feb 1654 and 28 Feb 1654
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Bedfordshire
specific address: Chicksands Priory
(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:1627
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Peregrinacao
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: BookManuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsfirst published in 1614, Osborne may have read it in French, 1628 or 1645
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12282
Source:Dorothy Osborne
Editor:Kenneth Parker
Title:Letters to Sir William Temple
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:n/a
Page:184
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Dorothy Osborne, Kenneth Parker (ed.), Letters to Sir William Temple, (London, 1987), p. 184, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12282, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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