Record Number: 22795

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The first meeting after the formation of the [Metaphysical] Society took place at the Deanery, Westminster, June 2nd, 1869, under the presidency of Sir John Lubbock, when my father's poem "The Higher Pantheism" was read.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

2 Jun 1869

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Westminster
specific address: The Deanery, Westminster Cathedral

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Mr Knowles

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Sir John Lubbock, James Martineau, and other members of Metaphysical Society.

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Alfred Tennyson

Title:

The Higher Pantheism

Genre:

Poetry, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22795

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:

168

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 2, p. 168, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22795, accessed: 22 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

Tennyson not present at meeting, but supplied copy of text that was read; see p.168 in source. See also pp.171, where 'Mr Knowles' identified as reader in 1893 letter from James Martineau to Hallam Tennyson.