Record Number: 14772
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and so the women and W. Hewer and I walked upon the Downes, where a flock of sheep was, and the most pleasant and innocent sight that ever I saw in my life; we find a shepheard and his little boy reading, far from any houses or sight of people, the Bible to him. So I made the boy read to me, which he did with the forced Tone that children do usually read, that was mighty pretty; and then I did give him something and went to the father and talked with him; and I find he had been a servant in my Cosen Pepy's house, and told me what was become of their old servants.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:14 Jul 1667
Country:England
Timedaytime
Place:city: near Epsom
county: Surrey
other location: in the fields
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:son of a shepherd
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
his father (a shepherd), Samuel Pepys, Will Hewer, and 'the women' (probably including Pepys's wife, Elizabeth Pepys)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14772
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:8
Page:338
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1974), 8, p. 338, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14772, accessed: 30 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None
