| Evidence: | Alfred Tennyson to Emily Sellwood (1839):
'I took up this morning an unhappy book of English verse by a Welshman, and read therein that all which lies at present swampt fathom-deep under the bay of Carnarvon was long ago in the twilight of history a lovely lowland, rich in woods, thick with cities. One wild night a drunken man, who was a sort of clerk of the drains and sewers in his time, opened the dam-gates and let in the sea, and Heaven knows how many stately palaces have ever since been filled with polyps and sea-tangle.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1839 and 31 Dec 1839 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Wales | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Aberystwith | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Alfred Tennyson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 6 Aug 1809 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Wales |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | 'book of English verse by a Welshman' |
| Genre: | Poetry, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21419 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Hallam Tennyson | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1897 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 173 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 173, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21419, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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