| Evidence: | On process of choosing a Poet Laureate from 1892: 'When Gladstone had read [William] Watson's Poems (1892), sent to him by R. H. Hutton, it was with a view to obtaining for him a Civil List pension, not the laureateship.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
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| Country: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 29 Dec 1809 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Prime Minister |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | unknown |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | William Watson |
| Title: | Poems |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1892 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 3452 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Philip Waller | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918 | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 2006 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 473 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Philip Waller, Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918 (Oxford, 2006), p. 473, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3452, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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