Record Number: 2698

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to Henri Beyle (who later wrote under the name Stendhal), 29 May 1823: 'Of your works I have seen only "Rome", etc., the Lives of Haydn and Mozart, and the brochure on Racine and Shakespeare.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1800 and 29 May 1823

Country:

unknown

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Unknown

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Jan 1788

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Agnostic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Henri Beyle

Title:

essay on Racine and Shakespeare

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2698

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1980

Vol:

10

Page:

189

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1980), 10, p. 189, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2698, accessed: 24 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None