Record Number: 22639
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From Frederick Locker-Lampson's recollections of Tennyson: 'I have an old commonplace book, into which [...] I had copied an epigram by Thomas Hood. It runs as follows: '"A joke. 'What is a modern poet's fate? To write his thoughts upon a slate; The critic spits on what is done, [italics]Gives it a wipe[end italics] -- and all is gone.' "'T. HOOD." 'This quatrain amused Tennyson, and he said: "It is a good joke, and now I'll write you a grave [italics]truth[end italics]." Which he did as follows, adding the words "a joke" by the side of Hood's lines. '[quotes] A truth. While I live, the owls! When I die, the GHOULS!!!'
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:6 Aug 1809
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:epigram
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown, In hand of Frederick Locker-Lampson, in commonplace book belonging to him.
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Source Information:
Record ID:22639
Source:Hallam Tennyson
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Title:Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1897
Vol:2
Page:74
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Citation:
Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 2, p. 74, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22639, accessed: 25 November 2024
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