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Record Number: 2119


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron's Journal (14 November 1813-19 April 1814), 17 March 1814: 'Redde the "Quarrels of Authors" ... a new work, by that most entertaining and researching writer, Israeli [Isaac Disraeli].'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

17 Mar 1814

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Isaac Disraeli

Title:

Quarrels of Authors

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

3 vols, 1814

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

2119

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:

251

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1974), 3, p. 251, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2119, accessed: 16 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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