Record Number: 1929

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to John Cam Hobhouse, 5 March 1811: 'I have seen English papers of October, which say little or nothing ... '

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Mar 1811 and 5 Mar 1811

Country:

Greece

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Athens
specific address: "The Convent"

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:

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:

Greece

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[newspapers]

Genre:

Politics, Miscellany / Anthology

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

October 1810

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

1929

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1973

Vol:

2

Page:

42

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1973), 2, p. 42, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1929, accessed: 25 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None