| Evidence: | Mary Berry, Journal, 30 August 1817, from Genoa: 'Mr. Wishaw leaves to-morrow for Florence. I showed him a sketch of the beginning for "The Life of Lady Russell," which he much approved of [...] then during the evening he read to us the list of the MSS. of poor Horner, and some pieces of a journal of Lord Byron's in Switzerland, put down [italics]au coin de son etrange esprit[end italics].' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 30 Aug 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Genoa | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mr Wishaw |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | Italy |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Included Mary Berry |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | George Gordon, Lord Byron |
| Title: | journal of travels in Switzerland (extracts) |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9429 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Lady Theresa Lewis | |
| Title: | Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852 | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1865 | |
| Vol: | 3 | |
| Page: | 141 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 3, p. 141, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9429, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
| "Journal" probably from Byron's letters on travels in Switzerland. |
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