Record Number: 30198
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Lunched with Ralph [Milbanke]. He has decided at last to publish the great Byron secret, and has drawn up the case against Byron and Mrs. Leigh in the form of a book called "Astarte." This is very ably done, but to my mind is marred by an introduction violently attacking Murray, the publisher, with whom he has quarrelled over Murray's recent edition of Byron's Works. I shall endeavour to get him to modify this; indeed, I think the whole thing might without much injustice to Lady Byron's memory be let to sleep. It is an ugly story, however told.''
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1902 and 6 May 1902
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:17 Aug 1840
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Poet
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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:Astarte: A Fragment of Truth Concerning Lord Byron
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication DetailsPresumably in manuscript copy supplied by author. The book was eventually published in 1905.
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:30198
Source:Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
Editor:n/a
Title:My Diaries: Being a Personal Narrative of Events, 1888-1914
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1920
Vol:2
Page:23
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, My Diaries: Being a Personal Narrative of Events, 1888-1914, (London, 1920), 2, p. 23, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30198, accessed: 14 February 2025
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