Record Number: 27111
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Walter Scott to John Murray, 2 July 1812, with enclosed letter of appreciation to Lord Byron: 'I trouble you with a few lines to his Lordship [...] I hope he will not consider it as intrusive in a veteran author to pay my debt of gratitude for the high pleasure I have received from the perusal of "Childe Harold," which is certainly the most original poem which we have had this many a day'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Mar 1812 and 2 Jul 1812
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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:Male
Date of Birth:1771
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Childe Harold's Pilgrimage I and II
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1 March 1812
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27111
Source:Samuel Smiles
Editor:n/a
Title:A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1891
Vol:1
Page:214
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 1, p. 214, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27111, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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