Record Number: 2478

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to Douglas Kinnaird, 26 October 1820: 'I have read lately several speeches of Hobhouse in taverns -- his Eloquence is better than his company.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1820 and 26 Oct 1820

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Ravenna

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:

John Cam Hobhouse

Title:

[speeches]

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

1820

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2478

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1977

Vol:

7

Page:

213

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1977), 7, p. 213, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2478, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None