Record Number: 14885

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Here was mighty good discourse, as there is alway; and among other things, my Lord Crew did turn to a place in the "Life of Sir Ph. Sidny", wrote by Sir Fulke Grevill, which doth fortell the present condition of this nation in relation to the Dutch, to the degree of prophecy; and is so remarkable that I am resolved to buy one of them, it being quite through a good discourse.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

1 Jan 1668

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: after dinner

Place:

city: London

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lord Crew

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Politician

Religion:

Presbyterian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Samuel Pepys, John Browne (Clerk of the House of Lords and Crew's brother in law) and John Crew (Crew's second son)

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Sir Fulke Greville

Title:

Life of the renowned Sir Phillip Sidney

Genre:

History, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1652?

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14885

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Pepys

Editor:

Robert Latham

Title:

The diary of Samuel Pepys

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1970

Vol:

9

Page:

1

Additional Comments:

Co-editor William Matthews

Citation:

Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 9, p. 1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14885, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None