Record Number: 21454

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Early in 1852 my father and mother went on a visit to one of his old College friends, Mr Rashdall the clergyman of Malvern [...] While they were there my father read Dr Wordsworth's Apocalypse to my mother.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1852 and 30 Jun 1852

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Malvern

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

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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

Emily Tennyson

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Dr Wordsworth

Title:

Apocalypse

Genre:

Other religious, Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21454

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:

355

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 355, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=21454, accessed: 31 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

None