Record Number: 14994
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'and I spent all afternoon with my wife and W. Battelier talking and then making them read, and perticularly made an end of Mr Boyl's book of Formes, which I am glad to have over; and then fell to read a French discourse which he hath brought over with him for me, to invite the people of France to apply themselfs to Navigacion; which it doth do very well, and is certainly their interest, and what will undo us in a few years if the King of France goes on to fit up his Navy and encrease it and his trade, as he hath begun.'
Century:1600-1699
Date:30 Jan 1669
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:city: London
location in dwelling: at home
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:23 Oct 1640
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:wife of Clerk of the Acts, Admiralty
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Samuel Pepys, her husband, and William Battelier
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The origin of formes and qualities
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1667, 2nd edition
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14994
Source:Samuel Pepys
Editor:Robert Latham
Title:The diary of Samuel Pepys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1970
Vol:8
Page:431-432
Additional Comments:
Co-editor William Matthews
Citation:
Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys, (London, 1970), 8, p. 431-432, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14994, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
