| 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.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Mar 1817 and 31 Mar 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Venice | ||||||||||
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| 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 |
| Record ID: | 2268 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2268, accessed: 24 September 2023 | |
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