Record Number: 2668

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Byron to Edward J. Dawkins, 17 May 1822: "I return you the paper with many thanks for that and your letter. -- It is the first English Newspaper (except Galignani's Parisian English) which I have seen for a long time -- and I was lost in admiration of it's size and volume."

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 May 1822 and 31 May 1822

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Pisa

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George Gordon, Lord Byron

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

22 Jan 1788

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

n/a

Title:

[English newspaper]

Genre:

Ephemera, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2668

Source:

Print

Author:

George Gordon, Lord Byron

Editor:

Leslie A. Marchand

Title:

Byron's Letters and Journals

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1979

Vol:

9

Page:

157

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Gordon, Lord Byron, Leslie A. Marchand (ed.), Byron's Letters and Journals, (London, 1979), 9, p. 157, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2668, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None