Record Number: 2264
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to John Murray, 3 March 1817, on review of his work in Quarterly Review received two days previously: '... I ... flatter myself that the writer ... will not regret that the perusal of this has given me as much gratification -- as any composition of that nature could give -- & more than any other ever has given ...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Mar 1817 and 3 Mar 1817
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Venice
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:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Review of Byron, Childe Harold Canto III and The Prisoner of Chillon, a Dream, and other Poems
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsIn The Quarterly Review, October 1816
Provenanceunknown
Sent by John Murray
Source Information:
Record ID:2264
Source: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:178
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1976), 5, p. 178, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2264, accessed: 06 December 2024
Additional Comments:
See note 1 to this letter on p.178 of source, for details of article's author.