Record Number: 23031

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From Hallam Tennyson's journal (1890-91): 'March 8th. [1890] He made me read Southwell's "Burning Babe" to him out of Palgrave's Sacred Song.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

8 Mar 1890

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Hallam Tennyson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1852

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Alfred Tennyson (b. 1809).

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Southwell

Title:

'The Burning Babe'

Genre:

Other religious, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In F. T. Palgrave, ed., Treasury of Sacred Song (1889)

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23031

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:

376

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 2, p. 376, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23031, accessed: 06 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None