Record Number: 2631
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Byron to John Murray, 6 July 1821: 'At the particular request of the Countess G[uiccioli] I have promised not to continue Don Juan ... She had read the two first [cantos] in the French translation -- & never ceased beseeching me to write no more of it.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:Italy
Timen/a
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:Female
Date of Birth:1801
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Aristocrat
Religion:Catholic
Country of Origin:Italy
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:Don Juan (Cantos I and II)
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: BookManuscript: Letter
Publication DetailsIn French translation
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2631
Source:George Gordon Lord Byron
Editor:Leslie A. Marchand
Title:Byron's Letters and Journals
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1978
Vol:8
Page:147
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
George Gordon Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1978), 8, p. 147, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2631, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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