Record Number: 2215

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to Leigh Hunt, [?March-April 1816], on receptions of his poem The Story of Rimini: 'my sister and cousin ... were in fixed perusal & delight with it ...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1816 and 30 Apr 1816

Country:

England

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:

Augusta Leigh

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

26 Jan 1783

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Wife

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Leigh Hunt

Title:

The Story of Rimini

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2215

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1976

Vol:

5

Page:

58

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1976), 5, p. 58, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2215, accessed: 27 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None