Record Number: 2292
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to Richard Belgrave Hoppner, 15 December 1817: 'I think your Elegy a remarkably good one ... I do not know whether you wished me to retain the copy, but I shall retain it till you tell me otherwise; and am very much obliged by the perusal.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Dec 1817 and 15 Dec 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:Poet
Religion:Agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Elegy
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:2292
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:279
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1976), 5, p. 279, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2292, accessed: 09 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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