[Travel diary], 1835 Sep - 1836 Mar.

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[Travel diary], 1835 Sep - 1836 Mar.

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Holograph diary of an English student in Germany. The author, a university student, takes particular note of professors, students, and activities of various German universities. He records a discussion concerning how to address professors' wives; makes notes on George, Lord Byron and Johann Goethe; and begins study of Italian and Spanish. He also provides details of various professors' works; attends parties and concerts; and visits a government-supported establishment for the education of village schoolmasters.

1 v. (256 p.) ; 18 x 11 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8024874

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Byron, George Gordon Byron, baron, 1788-1824

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British poet. From the description of George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron papers, 1812-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452083 English Romantic poet and satirist. From the description of George Gordon Byron Collection, 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 145405980 Major George Gordon de Luna Byron, alias de Gibler, Spanish-born forger of British Romantic litera...

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. August 29, 1749, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt-d. March 22, 1832, Weimar) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural scientist. He is often ranked with Shakespeare and Dante as one of the three most important poets in history. Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, but his most famous work is Faust, a poetic drama in two parts....