Record Number: 22981

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Alfred Tennyson to Roden Noel (February 1885): 'Your article in the Contemporary has been sent to me ***. My eyes are very bad. One is entirely gone for all reading purposes, and the other -- I hope it will not fail me utterly before I die; -- but I have looked into your book, and find it full of true poetry -- not concentration enough, perhaps.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Feb 1885 and 31 Mar 1885

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:

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Country of Experience:

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Roden Noel

Title:

poems

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22981

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:

311

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 311, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22981, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None