Record Number: 2108
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron's Journal (14 November 1813-19 April 1814), 6 Decmber 1813: 'Saw Lord Glenbervie and his Prospectus, at Murray's, of a new Treatise on Timber. Now here is a man more useful than all the hiistorians and rhymers ever planted. For by oreserving our woods and forests, he furnishes material for all the history of Britain worth reading, and all the odes worth nothing.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:6 Dec 1813
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: John Murray's, Albemarle Street
(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: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:Prospectus for Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie,
Genre:Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:2108
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:3
Page:234
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1974), 3, p. 234, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2108, accessed: 17 February 2025
Additional Comments:
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