Record Number: 21311

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

The Hon. Stephen Spring Rice to Alfred Tennyson, 27 November 1833: 'I have read Wilhelm Meister for the first time, with which I find as many faults and beauties as every one does.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1833 and 27 Nov 1833

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:

The Hon. Stephen Spring Rice

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Title:

Wilhelm Meister

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

21311

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:

1

Page:

129

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 1, p. 129, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21311, accessed: 09 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

Not clear whether text referred to is Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre (1795-96), or its sequel Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre (1821; 1829).