| Evidence: | 'The first meeting after the formation of the [Metaphysical] Society took place at the Deanery, Westminster, June 2nd, 1869, under the presidency of Sir John Lubbock, when my father's poem "The Higher Pantheism" was read.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 2 Jun 1869 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Westminster specific address: The Deanery, Westminster Cathedral |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mr Knowles |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Sir John Lubbock, James Martineau, and other members of Metaphysical Society. |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Alfred Tennyson |
| Title: | The Higher Pantheism |
| Genre: | Poetry, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 22795 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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: | 168 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 168, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22795, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Tennyson not present at meeting, but supplied copy of text that was read; see p.168 in source. See also pp.171, where 'Mr Knowles' identified as reader in 1893 letter from James Martineau to Hallam Tennyson. |
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