Record Number: 2458
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to Countess Teresa Guiccioli, on current reading habits, 24 July 1820 (translated from Italian): 'I like sometimes to read one book and sometimes another, a few pages at a time -- and change frequently ...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jul 1820 and 24 Jul 1820
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Ravenna
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
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[books]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2458
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1977
Vol:7
Page:141
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1977), 7, p. 141, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2458, accessed: 04 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None