Record Number: 2108

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron's Journal (14 November 1813-19 April 1814), 6 Decmber 1813: 'Saw Lord Glenbervie and his Prospectus, at Murray's, of a new Treatise on Timber. Now here is a man more useful than all the hiistorians and rhymers ever planted. For by oreserving our woods and forests, he furnishes material for all the history of Britain worth reading, and all the odes worth nothing.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

6 Dec 1813

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: John Murray's, Albemarle Street

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

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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:

Writer

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Lord Glenbervie

Title:

Prospectus for Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie,

Genre:

Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry

Form of Text:

Print: Advertisement

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2108

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1974

Vol:

3

Page:

234

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1974), 3, p. 234, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2108, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None