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Record Number: 1885


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to Augusta Byron, 25 April 1805: 'You say you are sick of the Installation [of seven Knights of the Garter at Windsor], and that Ld. C[arlisle] was not present; I however saw his name in the Morning Post, as one of the Knights Companions....'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 23 Apr 1805 and 25 Apr 1805

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Jan 1788

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Poet

Religion:

Agnostic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

anon

Title:

Morning Post

Genre:

Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

April 1805

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

1885

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1973

Vol:

1

Page:

67

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1973), 1, p. 67, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=1885, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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