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Record 23046

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'In March [1892] he [Tennyson] recovered his voice [which had failed him during January] [...] He read "The Passing of Arthur" to Lord Houghton (now Lord Crewe) and his sister, Mrs Henniker, as well as ever'.
Century: 1850-1899
Date: Between 1 Mar 1892 and 31 Mar 1892
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: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: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Lord Houghton Mrs Henniker
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Alfred Tennyson
Title: The Passing of Arthur
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 23046  
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: 395
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 395, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23046, accessed: 18 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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