Record Number: 11831
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My library book now is "Byron in Italy" by Peter Quennell. I have not read much of Byron's poetry for many, many years. You probably remember the large volume of his work in C.V. with its voluptuous illustrations. I had that, but it has vanished with all my other books which were taken to Marten by my family. The book I am now looking at does not impress me with the bits of verse it quotes. I suppose that Byron could rhyme "beautiful" and "full" and "annul" and get away with it, but they don't seem to be right to me. I expect that he wrote "Don Juan" from his own experiences.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jun 1942 and 30 Jun 1942
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Unknown
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Byron in Italy
Genre:Fiction, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11831
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:File Report 1332, July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 20, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk
File Report 1332, July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 20, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see
http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk
Additional Comments:
None