| Evidence: | Henry James to Alice James, in letter begun 10 March 1869 (continued on 12 March), on evening spent at home of William Morris: "After dinner (we stayed to dinner, Miss Grace, Miss S. S. and I,) Morris read us one of his unpublished poems, from the second series of his 'un-Earthly Paradise,' and his wife having a bad toothache, lay on the sofa, with her handkerchief to her face." |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Feb 1869 and 12 Mar 1869 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Queen Anne's Square, Bloomsbury |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | William Morris |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 24 Mar 1834 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer/Designer/Illustrator |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Henry James Grace Norton Sara Sedgwick Jane Morris |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | William Morris |
| Title: | The Earthly Paradise |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 6414 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Henry James | |
| Editor: | Leon Edel | |
| Title: | Henry James: Letters | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| Date of Publication: | 1975 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 94 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Henry James, Leon Edel (ed.), Henry James: Letters (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975), 1, p. 94, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6414, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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