Evidence: | John Murray to Lord Byron, 3 February 1814, on first reception of The Corsair:
'Never, in my recollection, has any work, since the "Letter of Burke to the Duke of Bedford," excited such a ferment [...] I sold, on the day of publication, -- a thing perfectly unprecedented -- 10,000 copies; and I suppose thirty people, who were purchasers (strangers), called to tell the people in the shop how much they had been delighted and satisfied. Mr. Moore says it is masterly, -- a wonderful performance. Mr. Hammond, Mr. Heber, D'Israeli, every one who comes [...] declare their unlimited approbation. Mr. Ward was here with Mr. Gifford yesterday, and mingled his admiration with the rest [...] Gifford did what I never knew him do before -- he repeated several passages from memory [...] I was with Mr. Shee this morning, to whom I had presented the poem; and he declared himself to have been delighted [...] I have the highest encomiums in letters from Croker and Mr. Hay'. |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Feb 1814 and 3 Feb 1814 | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Thomas Moore |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | Ireland |
Country of experience: | n/a |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | George Gordon Lord Byron |
Title: | The Corsair |
Genre: | Fiction, Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | Published by John Murray, February 1814. |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 27114 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Samuel Smiles | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1891 | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 223-224; 223 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 1, p. 223-224; 223, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27114, accessed: 10 June 2023 |
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