Record Number: 26390
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Early in July [1819] appeared the first part of Don Juan. "The impression was not so disagreeable as I expected, wrote Annabella [Anne Isabella, Byron's estranged wife]. '"In the first place I am very much relieved to find that there is not anything which I can be expected to notice [...] I do not think that my sins are in the pharisaical or pedantic line, and I am very sure that he does not think they are, but avails himself of the prejudices which some may entertain against me, to give a plausible colouring to his accusations. I must however confess that the quizzing in one or two passages was so good as to make me smile at myself -- therefore others are quite welcome to laugh.... I do not feel inclined to continue the perusal. It is always a task to me now to read his works, in which, through all the levity, I discern enough to awaken very painful feelings."'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jul 1818 and 31 Dec 1818
Country:England
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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:17 May 1792
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
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:Don Juan
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1819
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26390
Source:Ethel Colburn Mayne
Editor:n/a
Title:The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1929
Vol:n/a
Page:283
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Ethel Colburn Mayne, The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron, (London, 1929), p. 283, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26390, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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