Record Number: 2671
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to Thomas Moore, 8 August 1822: 'I have not seen the thing you mention [John Watkins, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Right Honourable Lord Byron] ... nor have I any desire. The price is, as I saw in some advertisement, fourteen shillings, which is too much to pay for a libel on oneself.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1822 and 8 Aug 1822
Country:Italy
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:Male
Date of Birth:22 Jan 1788
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Poet
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Advertisement for [John Watkins], Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Right Honourable Lord Byron
Genre:advertisement
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2671
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1979
Vol:9
Page:190
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1979), 9, p. 190, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2671, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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