Record Number: 23105
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
John Tyndall to Hallam Tennyson: 'On Monday the 10th [October, 1892], Miss Marryat, daughter of the celebrated novelist, secured for me a copy of the Times, wherein I read the brief and touching account by Dr Dabbs of the passing away of Tennyson.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:10 Oct 1892
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:account of death of Alfred Tennyson
Genre:Biography, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsIn The Times, 7 October 1892
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Source Information:
Record ID:23105
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:469
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Citation:
Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 2, p. 469, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23105, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Tyndall already aware of death of Tennyson (which occurred on 6 October 1892) when he read text; see pp.428-29 in source for part of Dabbs's account of Tennyson's death.