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Record 22663

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From Tennyson's 'letter-diary' (1872): 'Nov. 1st. [...] I saw "Bijou" last night, and was ashamed of my countrymen for flocking to such a wretched non-entity, miserable stagey-toned, unmeaning dialogue: only one thing made amends, a young damsel whose dancing was music and poetry. By the bye I read in the bill that one of the actresses was Miss Tennyson. I think it is a fancy name assumed by her.'
Century: 1850-1899
Date: 31 Oct 1872
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
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: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: playbill
Genre: Drama, Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Handbill
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 22663  
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: 2
  Page: 116-117
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 116-117, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22663, accessed: 29 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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