Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
  RED International Logo

RED Australia logo


RED Canada logo
RED Netherlands logo
RED New Zealand logo

Record Number: 23032


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From Hallam Tennyson's journal (1890-91): 'March 17th. [1890] He [Tennyson] had all but recovered from his influenza, and sat in the sun in front of the study window, and read Jebb's Homer'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

17 Mar 1890

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Isle of Wight
specific address: Farringford

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:

Reader:

Hallam 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

Alfred Tennyson (b. 1809).


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Homer

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Classics, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In edition by Richard Claverhouse Jebb

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

23032

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:

377

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 377, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=23032, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
Green Turtle Web Design