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Record Number: 23041


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My father spoke at this time [1891] warmly of the gallant spirit of Sir Edward Reed's lines on the Fleet in the St James' Gazette; and said he liked much of Wallace's Darwinism, which he was reading.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Apr 1891 and 31 Dec 1891

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Alfred Tennyson

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Alfred Russel Wallace

Title:

Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of its Applications

Genre:

Natural history

Form of Text:

Print: Book, Serial / periodical

Publication Details

1889

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

23041

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:

386

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 2, p. 386, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23041, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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