| Evidence: | 'I am sorry to mention that [Lord Byron's] last poem upon "The Decadence of Bonaparte", is worthy neither his pen nor his muse'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
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| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Princess Caroline Princess of Wales |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 17 May 1768 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Princess of Wales |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | George Gordon, Lord Byron |
| Title: | 'Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte' |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 18347 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Charlotte Bury | |
| Editor: | A. Francis Steuart | |
| Title: | Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1908 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 399 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), I, p. 399, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18347, accessed: 10 December 2023 | |
| This poem circulated in MS and was printed under Byron's name in late 1814. Letter from Princess Caroline to Lady Charlotte Bury - date unknown and chronology hard to decipher, but the letter appears after some 1815 entries |
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