Record Number: 2690
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to the Earl of Blessington, 5 April 1823: 'I return the C[ount] D'O[rsay]'s journal which is a very extraordinary production ... I know or knew personally most of the personages and societies which he describes -- and after reading his remarks -- have the sensation fresh upon me as if I had seen them yesterday.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 2 Apr 1823 and 5 Apr 1823
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Genoa
Type of Experience(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:Male
Date of Birth:22 Jan 1788
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Poet
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Journal
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:2690
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:10
Page:139
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1980), 10, p. 139, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2690, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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