Evidence: | In Byron's Journal (14 November 1813-19 April 1814), 17 November 1813, on his and Lady Oxford's shared enthusiasm for Lucretius: '[Lady Oxford] is an adept in the text of the original (which I like too); and when that booby Bus[by] sent his translating prospectus, she subscribed. But, the devil prompting him to add a specimen, she transmitted to him a subsequent answer, saying that, "after perusing it, her conscience would not permit her to remain on the list of subscribers."' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Lady Oxford |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
Occupation: | Aristocrat and political hostess |
Religion: | Christian |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Busby |
Title: | [translation of Lucretius] |
Genre: | Classics, Poetry, Natural history |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | Translated Dr Thomas Busby, 1812 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 2080 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | George Gordon, Lord Byron | |
Editor: | Leslie A. Marchand | |
Title: | Byron's Letters and Journals | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1974 | |
Vol: | 3 | |
Page: | 210-11 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | George Gordon, Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1974), 3, p. 210-11, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2080, accessed: 19 April 2024 |
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