Record Number: 22019

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On Feb. 17th [1861] my father told my mother about his plan for a new poem, "The Northern Farmer." 'By the evening of Feb. 18th he had already written down a great part of "The Northern Farmer" [...] They also read of Sir Gareth in the Morte d'Arthur.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

18 Feb 1861

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:

Reading Group:

Alfred and Emily Tennyson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer and wife

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Malory

Title:

Morte d'Arthur

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22019

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:

471

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 1, p. 471, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22019, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None