Record Number: 21481

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In February [1855] my father "translated aloud three Idylls of Theocritus, Hylas, The Island of Cos, and The Syracusan Women."'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Feb 1855 and 28 Feb 1855

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Isle of Wight
specific address: Farringford House

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

(presumably) Emily Tennyson

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Theocritus

Title:

The Syracusan Women

Genre:

Classics, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In reader's own (oral) translation

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21481

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:

383

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 1, p. 383, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=21481, accessed: 29 November 2023

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Additional Comments:

None