Record Number: 21998
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Oct 4th. [1858] "To-day," my mother says [in diary], "A. took a volume of the Morte d'Arthur and read a noble passage about the battle with the Romans. He went to meet Mr and Mrs Roebuck at dinner at Swainston: and the comet was grand, with Arcturus shining brightly over the nucleus. At dinner he said he must leave the table to look at it, and they all followed [...]" When he returned next night he "observed the comet from his platform, and, when he came down for tea, read some Paradise Lost."'
Century:1850-1899
Date:5 Oct 1858
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
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
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Paradise Lost
Genre:Bible, Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:21998
Source:Hallam Tennyson
Editor:n/a
Title:Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by his Son
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1897
Vol:1
Page:431
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by his Son, (London, 1897), 1, p. 431, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21998, accessed: 03 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Source author notes, in p.431 n.1: 'The platform on the top of the house was a favourite place with [Tennyson] at night, and there he continually observed the stars.'