Record Number: 27199
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Walter Scott to John Murray, regarding Byron's Cain: 'I do not know that his Muse has ever taken so lofty a flight amid her former soarings. He has certainly matched Milton upon his own ground. Some part of the language is bold, and may shock one class of readers [...] But then they must condemn "Paradise Lost" if they have a mind to be consistent [comments further].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Nov 1821 and 31 Dec 1822
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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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cain, a Mystery
Genre:Bible, Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPublished by John Murray, together with Byron's plays Sardanapalus and The Two Foscari, December 1821
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27199
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:426-427
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. 426-427, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27199, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Reader the dedicatee of text; see p.426 in source.