Record Number: 2164
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to Lady Melbourne, April- 1 May 1814, on his relations with his half-sister: 'it is odd that I always had a foreboding -- and remember when quite a child reading the Roman History -- about a marriage I will tell you of when we me[et] -- asking ma mere -- why I should not marry +'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
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
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:22 Jan 1788
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Child, later poet
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
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:[Roman History]
Genre:Classics, History, Biography, Politics
Form of Text:Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2164
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:4
Page:112
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1975), 4, p. 112, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2164, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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