| Evidence: | Byron's "Dictionary" (journal), 1 May 1821: 'The moment I could read -- my grand passion was history ... I was particularly taken with the battle near the Lake Regillus in the Roman History -- put into my hands the first.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
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| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | George Gordon Lord Byron |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 22 Jan 1788 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | child; later poet |
| Religion: | Agnostic |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | unknown |
| Title: | Roman History |
| Genre: | Classics, History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 2616 | |
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| Author: | George Gordon Lord Byron | |
| Editor: | Leslie A. Marchand | |
| Title: | Byron's Letters and Journals | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1978 | |
| Vol: | 8 | |
| Page: | 108 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1978), 8, p. 108, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2616, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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