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Record Number: 22809


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

G. H. Lewes to Alfred Tennyson, 18 June 1877: 'We have just read "Harold" (for the first time) and "Mary" (for the fourth) [...] It is needless for me to say how profound a pleasure both works have given us -- they are great contributions!'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jun 1877 and 18 Jun 1877

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:

Reading Group:

G. H. Lewes and George Eliot

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writers

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Alfred Tennyson

Title:

Harold

Genre:

Drama, History, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

22809

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:

192

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 192, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22809, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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