Record Number: 2275
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to Samuel Rogers, 4 April 1817: 'Will you remember me to Ld. and Lady Holland -- I have to thank the former for a book which I have not yet received -- but expect to reperuse with great pleasure on my return -- viz -- the 2d. Edition of Lope de Vega.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Unknown
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Place:n/a
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:Poet
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Some Account of the Life and Writings of Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPublished anonymously, 1807
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2275
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:206
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1976), 5, p. 206, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2275, accessed: 12 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Edition sent to Byron and referred to in this letter is the new edition of 1817, published under Lord Holland's own name (see note 2 to this letter on p.206 of source).