Record Number: 26690
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Wednesday, 17 January 1827: 'I observed in the papers my old friend Gifford's funeral. He was a man of rare attainments and many excellent qualities. The translation of Juvenal is one of the best versions ever made of a classical author and his Satire of the Baviad and Maeviad squabashd at one blow a set of coxcombs who might have humbugd the world long enough [goes on to comment further, and to reproduce two six-line passages from 'Ode to the Rev. John Ireland,' from the Maeviad].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1771
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Baviad
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:26690
Source:Walter Scott
Editor:W. E. K. Anderson
Title:The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1972
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Page:265-266
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Citation:
Walter Scott, W. E. K. Anderson (ed.), The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, (Oxford, 1972), p. 265-266, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26690, accessed: 17 August 2024
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