Record Number: 22088

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From Emily Tennyson's diary (1865): 'June 8th. We went home by Winchester and slept there, and lunched with the Warburtons [...] He [Tennyson] and Mr Warburton compared notes, for A. had been reading Job in Hebrew, a book in which he had always rejoiced.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1865 and 8 Jun 1865

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Book of Job

Genre:

Bible

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22088

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:

23

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 23, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22088, accessed: 23 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

None