Record Number: 23105

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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

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

John Tyndall

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

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Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

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Country of Experience:

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Dr Dabbs

Title:

account of death of Alfred Tennyson

Genre:

Biography, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In The Times, 7 October 1892

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23105

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:

469

Additional Comments:

n/a

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 May 2024

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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.