| Evidence: | Byron's Journal (14 November 1813-19 April 1814), 15 March 1814: 'As [Richard] Sharpe was passing by the doors of some Debating Society (the Westminster Forum), in his way to dinner, he saw rubricked on the walls Scott's name and mine -"Which was the better poet?" being the question of the evening ...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 15 Mar 1814 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Richard Sharp |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1759 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Hat-manufacturer |
| Religion: | unknown |
| 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: | unknown |
| Title: | [poster advertising a debate on Byron and Scott] |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Advertisement, Poster |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 2117 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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: | 250 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1974), 3, p. 250, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2117, accessed: 29 November 2023 | |
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