Record Number: 14977
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'making the boy read to me the life of Julius Caesar and Des Cartes book of music - the latter of which I understand not, nor think he did well that writ it, though a most learned man.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:25 Dec 1668
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at the home of Samuel Pepys
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Servant
Occupation:servant in the household of Samuel Pepys
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Samuel Pepys and Elizabeth Pepys
Additional Comments:
servant to Samuel Pepys
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Life' prefaced to 'The commentaries of C. Julius Caesar'
Genre:History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsEnglish translation, 1655 edition
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:14977
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:8
Page:400-401
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 8, p. 400-401, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14977, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None