Record Number: 27149
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
John Murray to his wife, 15 August 1814: 'I have got [for publication] at last Mr. Eagle's "Journal of Penrose, the Seaman" [...] Lord Byron sent me word this morning by letter (for he borrowed the MS. last night): "Penrose is most amusing. I never read so much of a book at one sitting in my life. he kept me up half the night, and made me dream of him the other half. It has all the air of truth, and is most entertaining and interesting in every point of view."'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Aug 1814 and 15 Aug 1814
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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:Writer
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Journal of Penrose, the Seaman
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
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Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:27149
Source:Samuel Smiles
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Title:A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1891
Vol:1
Page:247-248
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 1, p. 247-248, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27149, accessed: 29 September 2024
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