Evidence: | Byron to John Murray, 22 July 1820, about books received: 'the diary of an Invalid good and true bating a few mistakes about "Serventismo" which no foreigner can understand ... without residing years in the country. -- I read that part (translated that is) to some of the Ladies in the way of knowing how far it was accurate and they laughed particularly at the part where he says that "they must not have children by their lover" ...' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jul 1820 and 22 Jul 1820 | ||||||||||
Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Ravenna | ||||||||||
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) |
"Ladies" |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Henry Matthews |
Title: | Diary of an Invalid |
Genre: | Unknown |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 2454 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | George Gordon Lord Byron | |
Editor: | Leslie A. Marchand | |
Title: | Byron's Letters and Journals | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1977 | |
Vol: | 7 | |
Page: | 138 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1977), 7, p. 138, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2454, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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