| Evidence: | Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 26- c.29 April 1794: 'I have ventured upon the drama at last. & chosen for my subject that memorable passage in Tacitus which struck me so powerfully on the first perusal & which I pointed out to you at Brixton. possibly you may have forgotten it. if so turn to the fourteenth annal & read the murder of Pedanius Secundus & the execution of four hundred slaves. tis a bloody tale. with what success I manage it you will judge hereafter.'
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 29 Apr 1794 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Oxford | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Robert Southey |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12 Aug 1774 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Tacitus |
| Title: | Annals |
| Genre: | Classics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 24394 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 88. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009. , |
| Citation: | "The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 88. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 24 April 2009. , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24394, accessed: 05 June 2023 |
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