| Evidence: | Byron to John Sheppard, who had sent him a prayer apparently written for him (Byron) by his (Sheppard's) late wife, 8 December 1821: "I have received yr. letter ... the Extract which it contains has affected me ... it would imply a want of all feeling to have read it with indifference ... for whomever it was meant [this apparently uncertain] -- I have read it with all the pleasure which can arise from so melancholy a topic." |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Nov 1821 and 30 Nov 1821 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Pisa | ||||||||||
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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: | n/a |
| 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: | John Sheppard |
| Title: | [unknown] |
| Genre: | Other religious, [prayer] |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 2663 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | George Gordon, Lord Byron | |
| Editor: | Leslie A. Marchand | |
| Title: | Byron's Letters and Journals | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1979 | |
| Vol: | 9 | |
| Page: | 75-76 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | George Gordon, Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals (London, 1979), 9, p. 75-76, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2663, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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