Record Number: 10034
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Dear Lord Byron? I must thank you for yr. Poem you have sent me I [this word is illegible] not say how good I think it is [?]'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1812 and 31 Dec 1813
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:4 Mar 1785
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:socialite, patroness of Almack's Assembly Rooms
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[poem]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10034
Source:Manuscript
Author:Lady Sarah Jersey
Title:n/a
Location:John Murray Archive
Call No:Byron Papers, Byron Box A 31, Item lot 4
Page/Folio:unfoliated
Additional Information:
Letter to Lord Bryon. The letter itself is undated, though it has been included in a lot of letters labeled 1812-1813. The John Murray Archive is currently re-cataloging all of the Byron papers, so the manuscript reference for this letter will change.
Citation:
Lady Sarah Jersey, John Murray Archive, Byron Papers, Byron Box A 31, Item lot 4, unfoliated, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10034, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Transcribed by Lindsey Eckert.