Record Number: 27392
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray, 29 September 1829: 'Sir Walter [Scott] has just read the first 120 pages of Moore's "Life of Byron"; and he says they are charming, and not a syllable de trop.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Aug 1829 and 29 Sep 1829
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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:Life of Byron
Genre:Poetry, Biography
Form of Text:Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27392
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:2
Page:315-316
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 2, p. 315-316, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27392, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
Scott had been asked to give an opinion on the text as a work in progress by its publisher, Murray; see p.315 in source.