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Record 21440

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Aubrey de Vere on Tennyson's second visit to Ireland, as his guest, during 1848: 'In the evenings he had vocal music from Lady de Vere and her sister, and Sonatas of Mozart and Beethoven played by my eldest brother [...] Later, he read poetry to us with a voice that doubled its power, commonly choosing pathetic pieces; and on one occasion after finishing "A Sorrowful Tale" by Crabbe, glanced round reproachfully and said, "I do not see that any of you are weeping!"'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1848 and 31 Dec 1848
Country: Ireland
Time: evening
Place: city: Kilcornan
county: Limerick
specific address: Curragh Chase
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

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: Ireland
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Aubrey de Vere (probably: Lady de Vere; Caroline Standish)
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Crabbe
Title: 'A Sorrowful Tale'
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 21440  
Source - Print  
  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: 288
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 288, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21440, accessed: 29 March 2024

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