| Evidence: | Byron to John Murray, 9 April 1817: 'I will tell you something about [The Prisoner of] Chillon. -- A Mr. De Luc ninety years old -- a Swiss -- had it read to him & is pleased with it -- so my Sister writes. -- He said that he was with Rousseau at Chillon -- & that the description is perfectly correct ...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1816 and 31 Dec 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Listener: | John Andre de Luc |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1727 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | (former) Reader to Queen Charlotte |
| Religion: | Unknown |
| Country of origin: | Switzerland |
| 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: | The Prisoner of Chillon |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1816 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 2276 | |
| 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: | 209 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1976), 5, p. 209, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2276, accessed: 29 November 2023 | |
| See note 2 to this letter on p.209 of source. |
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