Evidence: | Byron to John Murray, 9 April 1817: 'I will tell you something about [The Prisoner of] Chillon. -- A Mr. De Luc ninety years old -- a Swiss -- had it read to him & is pleased with it -- so my Sister writes. -- He said that he was with Rousseau at Chillon -- & that the description is perfectly correct -- but this is not all -- I recollected something of the name & find the following passage in "The Confessions" -- vol.3. page 247. Liv. 8th' [quotes passage mentioning "De Luc pere" and "ses deux fils" as companions on boat trip which took in scenery that inspired descriptions in Julie, and conjectures that this De Luc one of the "fils"] |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Apr 1817 and 9 Apr 1817 | ||||||||||
Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Venice | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Reader: | George Gordon Lord Byron |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 22 Jan 1788 |
Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | Agnostic |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | Italy |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
Title: | Confessions |
Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 2277 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | George Gordon Lord Byron | |
Editor: | Leslie A. Marchand | |
Title: | Byron's Letters and Journals | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1976 | |
Vol: | 5 | |
Page: | 209 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1976), 5, p. 209, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2277, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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