| Evidence: | 'Thursday 16 sept 1824. Had a visit from my friend Henderson of Milton who brought 'Don Juan' in his Pocket' [He] 'advisd me to raed 'Don Juan'we talkd about books & flowers & butterflyes till noon& then he discanted on Don Juan [...] I think a good deal of his opinion & shall read it when I am able. 'Friday 17 Sept Began Don Juan 2 verses of the Shipwreck very fine & the character of Haideeisthe best I have yet met...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 17 Sep 1824 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | location in dwelling: home | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Clare |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | Jul 1793 |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | poet/ natural history author |
| Religion: | Church of England/ Methodist |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Byron |
| Title: | Don Juan |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | 1819 [Clare's own edition is 1823] |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 162 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Clare | |
| Editor: | Margaret Grainger | |
| Title: | The Natural History Prose Writings | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1983 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 178 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Clare, Margaret Grainger (ed.), The Natural History Prose Writings (Oxford, 1983), p. 178, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=162, accessed: 07 December 2023 | |
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