Evidence: | Alfred Tennyson to the Duke of Argyl, 3 March 1862:
'Your letter a little dismayed me, for, as you in the prior one had bound me by no promise of secrecy, I, in talking of Her Majesty and her sorrow [at death of her husband], did say to two friends, whom I bound by such a promise, that she had found comfort in reading "In Memoriam," and had made the private markings therein.
'I don't suppose much harm would result even if these broke their promise, for that is all that could be reported; still I am vexed, because if the Queen heard of the report she might fancy that her private sentiments were public prey.' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 14 Dec 1861 and 3 Mar 1862 | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Queen Victoria |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 1819 |
Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
Occupation: | Queen of Great Britain and Ireland |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | n/a |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Alfred Tennyson |
Title: | In Memoriam |
Genre: | Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 22025 | |
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: | 483 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 483, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22025, accessed: 19 April 2024 |
Prince Albert had died on 14 December 1861. |
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