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Year
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Date
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Chronology Entry
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| 1809 |
July 2 |
Byron and Hobhouse sail on the Lisbon packet, Princess
Elizabeth. Accompanying the pair are Byron's servants,
his valet William Flecher, old Joe Murray, Robert Rushton,
and Friese, a German servant whom Dr. Butler had
recommended. |
| July 7 |
The Princess Elizabeth arrives in Lisbon. |
| July 10 |
Byron and Hobhouse watch the British troops review under
General Crauford. They also visit the Monastery of Bela where
none of the monks understand Latin. In the evening they dine
with the other Englishmen at Barnewell's and visit the
theatre. |
| July 11 |
Hobhouse and Byron tour Cintra, visiting Montserrat--the
Moorish palace where William Beckford had lived. |
| July 12 |
Hobhouse and Byron tour the convent of Nossa Señiora
da Peña. The two dine with Mr. Turner. |
| July 13 |
Hobhouse and Byron are back in Lisbon. |
| July 19 |
Byron and Hobhouse dine with J.W. Ward. |
| July 20 |
Wishing to move on before the ship arrives, Byron and
Hobhouse determine to travel by hourseback to Seville and
Cadiz. They take a boat across the Tagus, then lodge in Aldea
Gallega. Also in the Party are Robert Rushton and
Sanguinetti, a Portuguese guide. |
| July 21 |
Byron's party rides through forests to Montemenor. |
| July 22 |
The party arrives at Elvas, a fortified town. |
| July 23 |
The party travels through Badajoz, then to Albuena. |
| July 24 |
Byron and Hobhouse travel through battle areas to
Monasterio, center for two thousand troops. The party spends
the night at the home of a courier. |
| July 25 |
The party rides through the Sierra Morena range, then
they take a stage to Seville. They lodge at the Calle de las
Cruzes No. 19. |
| July 25-27 |
The party remains in Seville. Byron watches the Maid of
Saragoza parade on the Prado. |
| July 28 |
After a visit from travel-writer Sir John Carr, the party
departs for Cadiz. They travel through Alcala and spend the
night in Utrera at the Golden Lion Inn. |
| July 29 |
The party travels by horseback to Zeres, where they visit
Mr. Gordon at his winery. By 5:15 p.m., the party arrives at
the port of Puerta de Maria where they take a boat to Cadiz,
landing at 7:30 p.m. Byron and Hobhouse lodge at Bailly's
Hotel. |
| July 30 |
In the morning Byron and Hobhouse meet Lord Jocelyn and
Mr. Wellesley Pole at the Consul's. That evening, they return
to Puerta Santa Maria for a bullfight. Returning to Cadiz at
9 p. m., the men attend a comedy, then visit what Marchand
calls "a sort of 'Moulin Rouge'" (191). |
| August 1 |
Lord Wellesley --Envoy Extraordinary--lands at Cadiz.
That evening, Byron and Hobhouse see Henry Gally Knight and
W. Pole while walking in the Almedea. |
| August 2 |
Byron and Hobhouse dine with Admiral Purvis on the
Atlas. That night the two visit the opera with Admiral
Cordova's family. |
| August 3 |
Byron's party sails on the Hyperion frigate to
Gibraltar. |
| August 4 |
At Gibraltar around 3 p. m., Byron and Hobhouse lodge at
the Three Anchors. |
| August 4-16 |
Byron's party reunites in Gibraltar. Byron spends some
time in the garrison library--where John Galt first sees
Byron. |
| August 12 |
Contrary winds thwart Byron's plans to travel to Africa.
Instead, he and Hobhouse travel with Sir William Drummond to
Algeciras in the governor's barge. That evening, at Lady
Westmorland's, they meet General Francisco de Castanos. |
| August 16-7 |
Byron sends all his servants (save for Fletcher) home to
England, then boards the Townshend Packet. to travel
the Malta. |
| August 27 |
The Townshend Packet sets out for Malta. John Galt is on
board as well. |
| August 31, 2 p.m. |
The group arrives at Malta. |
| Sept. 1 |
In the morning Byron and Hobhouse visit the church of St.
John, then dine with Sir Alexander Ball. The pair have
difficulty finding rooms, but spend the night at the home of
a merchant, Mr. Chabot. |
| Sept. 2 |
The Governor arranges for Byron and Hobhouse to take Dr.
Moncrieff's house at No. 3 Strada di Forni. Byron and
Hobhouse dine that afternoon with General Oakes. |
| Sept. 3 |
Byron and Hobhouse meet Spiridion Forresti at the home of
Mr. Chabot. |
| Sept. 4 |
Forresti introduces Byron and Hobhouse to Mrs. Spencer
Smith. |
| Sept. 9 |
Byron and Hobhouse call on Mrs. Commissioner Fraser and
Mrs. Spencer Smith. |
| Sept. 9-19 |
Byron spends much of his time with Mrs. Spencer Smith,
for whom he develops an attachment. |
| Sept. 18 |
Byron narrowly avoids a duel with Captain Cary. |
| Sept. 19 |
Byron and Hobhouse sail on the brig Spider for
Greece and Albania. |
| Sept. 26 |
At Patras, Hobhouse and Byron disembark briefly to feel
Greek soil under their feet. |
| Sept. 29, 11 a.m. |
Wearing their regimental uniforms, Byron and Hobhouse
land at Prevesa. The Albanian governor shows them through
Marchand "palace." |
| Sept. 30 |
With others, Byron and Hobhouse ride to the ruins of
Nicopolis. |
| Oct. 1 |
Byron's party leaves for Janina in Epirus. |
| Oct. 3 |
The party sets out with ten horses and two soldiers as
body guards. |
| Oct. 5 |
Byron's party arrives in Janina. The party's mood is
dampened at the sight of a man's arm hanging from a
tree. |
| Oct. 8 |
Guns fire throughout the city in celebration of a
wedding. |
| Oct. 11 |
Byron's party leaves for Tepelene to visit Ali
Pasha. |
| Oct. 12 |
Byron's party is at Zitsa. |
| Oct. 19 |
The party arrives at Tepelene. "I shall never forget the
singular scene on entering Tepaleen[sic] at five in the
afternoon, as the sun was going down"(letter to his mother
Nov. 12). |
| Oct. 23 |
The party leaves Tepelene. |
| Oct. 26 |
The party rests comfortably in the monastary at Zitza,
then travels to Janina. |
| Oct. 31 |
Byron begins Childe Harold. Hobhouse writes in his
diary: "Byron is writing a long poem in the Spenserian
stanza...." (1:212) |
| Nov. 3 |
Byron's party leaves Janina. |
| Nov. 5 |
They arrive on the Gulf of Arta. |
| Nov. 8 |
The party reaches Prevesa. |
| Nov. 13 |
The party leaves Prevesa. |
| Nov. 20 |
The party reaches Missolonghi. |
| Nov. 22 |
The party crosses the Gulf to Patras. |
| Dec. 4 |
The party starts for Athens. |
| Dec. 5 |
They reach Vostitza. |
| Dec. 9 |
Byron shoots an eagle while hunting woodcocks. The bird
is only wounded and dies a few days later. Byron is strongly
affected by the bird's suffering. |
| Dec. 14 |
The group crosses Gulf of Corinth to Salona. At Solona
they sleep in rooms filled with onions. |
| Dec. 15 |
Byron sees Delphi, a dirty village, and is
dissapointed. |
| Dec. 22 |
On horseback the party arrives in Thebes. |
| Dec. 24 |
The party arrives at Athens; lodges with widow Macri,
mother of the "Maid of Athens." |
| Dec. 27 |
Byron and Hobhouse call on the governor of the town. |
| Dec. 28 |
The party travels to see the Temple of Theseus and the
Columns of Olympian Zeus. |
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Year
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Date
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Chronology Entry
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| 1810 |
Jan. 5 |
Byron and Hobhouse dine with Lusieri. |
| Jan. 8 |
Byron visits the Acropolis. |
| Jan. 23 |
The party makes its first trip to Sunium and
Marathon. |
| Mar. |
Byron continues work on Childe Harold's
Pilgrimage. |
| Mar. 5 |
The party sails on the Pylades, a
sloop-of-war. |
| Mar. 8 |
The party arrives at Smyrna. |
| Mar. 13 |
Byron visits Ephesus. |
| Mar. 28 |
Byron finishes second canto of Childe Harold. |
| Apr. 11 |
The party leaves for Constantinople on the Salsette
frigate. |
| Apr. 15 |
Byron sees plains of Troy. |
| May 3 |
Byron and a retired marine swim the Hellespont. |
| May 13 |
The party sees Constantinople for the first time. |
| June 6 |
Byron receives a letter documenting his poor financial
state. |
| June 19 |
Byron visits the mosques of St. Sophia and of the Sultans
Achmet, Osman, and Suleyman. |
| July 10 |
Byron enters the Ambassador's audience with Sultan
Mahmoud II. |
| July 14 |
Byron leaves Constantinople with Ambassador Robert Adair
on the Salsette. |
| July 17 |
The party disembarks at Zea; Hobhouse returns to
England. |
| July 21 |
Byron's party leaves for Vostitza. |
| Aug. 19 |
Byron returns to Athens to take up residence at the
Capuchin convent. |
| Aug. 23 |
Byron writes Hobhouse to tell him how pleased he is with
the living conditions of the convent. |
| September |
On a trip back to the monastery Byron finds himself in
the midst of an execution of a girl he knew from the village.
Brandishing his gun and offering bribes, Byron stops the
killing and sends the girl to freedom. |
| Sept. 12 |
Byron becomes infatuated with Lady Hester. |
| September |
Byron leaves Athens for Morea. |
| October 2 |
Byron's young friend Nicolo becomes ill with a
fever. |
| October 13 |
When Nicolo is able to travel again, the two return to
Athens. |
| November 1 |
Henson's letter arrives detailing Byron's financial
straits. Despite being his financial ruin, Byron continues to
enjoy Athens's social life. |
| November 14 |
Byron writes Hodgson, describing a party with drunken,
rowdy Turkish heads-of-state. |
| November 28 |
Byron decides to return to Sunium. |
| December 5 |
Byron goes spelunking. |
