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Record Number: 2268


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to John Cam Hobhouse, 31 March 1817: 'I have bought several books ... among others a complete Voltaire in 92 volumes -- whom I have been reading -- he is delightful but dreadfully inaccurate frequently.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Mar 1817 and 31 Mar 1817

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Venice

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:

Italy

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Voltaire

Title:

Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire. De L'Imprimerie de la Societe Litterarie Typographique

Genre:

Fiction, Essays / Criticism, History, Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Politics, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Kehl, 1785-1789

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

2268

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1976

Vol:

5

Page:

199

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1976), 5, p. 199, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2268, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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