Record Number: 26382
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Byron] was reading an article by [Erasmus] Darwin on Diseased Volition (a semi-anticipation of Freud) and pointed out to her [Anne Isabella, his wife] a passage upon the patient's making a mystery of the diseased association, "which if he could be persuaded to divulge, the effect would cease." Acting upon this hint from Darwin, and from him, she led him on to speak of his infirmity [i.e. his club foot]. He came to talk familiarly of his "little foot" (as he called it) and said that some allowance must surely be made to him on the Day of Judgment, that he had often wanted to revenge himself on Heaven for it.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1815 and 31 Dec 1816
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:article 'on Diseased Volition'
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Social Science
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:26382
Source:Ethel Colburn Mayne
Editor:n/a
Title:The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1929
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Page:167
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Ethel Colburn Mayne, The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron, (London, 1929), p. 167, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26382, accessed: 22 November 2024
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