Record Number: 21986
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Benjamin Jowett to Alfred Tennyson [1858]: 'I have great pleasure in sending some books which I hope you will accept, the best books in the world (except the Bible), Homer and Plato [...] I have added two or three other books which I thought you might like to see, the translation of the Vedas as a specimen of the oldest thing in the world, Hegel's Philosophy of History, whiich is just "the increasing purpose that through the ages runs" buried under a heap of categories. If you care to look at it will you turn to the pages I have marked at the beginning? It is a favourite book of mine [...] I also send you the latest and best work on Mythology, and Bunsen's new Bibelbuch, which, from the little I have read, seems to be an interesting and valuable introduction to Scripture.'
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1817
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Philosophy of History
Genre:History, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:21986
Source:Hallam Tennyson
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Title:Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by his Son
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1897
Vol:1
Page:425
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Citation:
Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by his Son, (London, 1897), 1, p. 425, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21986, accessed: 09 May 2025
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