Record Number: 21481
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
Timen/a
Place:county: Isle of Wight
specific address: Farringford House
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Syracusan Women
Genre:Classics, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn reader's own (oral) translation
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21481
Source: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
Additional Comments:
None