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Tennyson family : stories

'Their [the Tennyson children's] imaginative natures gave them many sources of amusement. One of these lasted a long time: the writing of tales in letter form, to be put under the vegetable dishes at dinner, and read aloud when it was over. I have heard from my uncles and aunts that my father [Alfred Tennyson]'s tales were very various in theme, some of them humorous and some savagely dramatic; and that they looked to him as their most thrilling story-teller.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Tennyson family     Manuscript: Unknown

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