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Record Number: 2665


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to the editor of The Courier, 5 February 1822: 'Sir / -- I have read in your Journal some remarks of Mr. Southey ... which he is pleased to entitle a reply to "a note relating to himself." appending to [Byron's ] the "two Foscari".'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Feb 1822 and 5 Feb 1822

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Pisa

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:

Robert Southey

Title:

letter

Genre:

n/a

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In The Courier

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

2665

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1979

Vol:

9

Page:

95

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1979), 9, p. 95, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2665, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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