| Evidence: | From Hallam Tennyson's journal (1890-91):
'May 28th. [1890] G. F. Watts left today, having done a fine portrait of my father [...] At the request of Watts, my father read the "Ode on the Duke of Wellington" [...] I read "The Golden Bough" and the "Story of a Balaclava Hero" to Watts and my father, while the portrait was in hand.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 May 1890 and 28 May 1890 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | county: Isle of Wight specific address: Farringford |
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| 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, workmates) |
Alfred Tennyson (b. 1809) G. F. Watts |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | J. G. Frazer |
| Title: | The Golden Bough |
| Genre: | Other religious, Classics, History, Social Science, Astrology / alchemy / occult, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry, anthropology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 2 vols, 1890 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 23034 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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: | 378 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son (London, 1897), 2, p. 378, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23034, accessed: 20 June 2013 | |
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