Record Number: 2334

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to John Murray, 18 May 1819: 'I have read Parson Hodgson's "Friends" in which he seems to display his knowledge of the Subject by a covert Attack or two on Some of his own.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 May 1819 and 18 May 1819

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Venice

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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:

Agnostic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Francis Hodgson

Title:

The Friends: a Poem

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

By John Murray, 1818

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2334

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1976

Vol:

6

Page:

134

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1976), 6, p. 134, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2334, accessed: 24 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None