Record Number: 22640

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From Frederick Locker-Lampson's recollections of Tennyson: 'I have an old commonplace book, into which [...] I had copied an epigram by Thomas Hood. It runs as follows: '"A joke. 'What is a modern poet's fate? To write his thoughts upon a slate; The critic spits on what is done, [italics]Gives it a wipe[end italics] -- and all is gone.' "'T. HOOD." 'This quatrain amused Tennyson, and he said: "It is a good joke, and now I'll write you a grave [italics]truth[end italics]." Which he did as follows, adding the words "a joke" by the side of Hood's lines. '[quotes] A truth. While I live, the owls! When I die, the GHOULS!!!'

Century:

1800-1849, 1850-1899

Date:

unknown

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Time

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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:

Frederick Locker-Lampson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

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Religion:

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Country of Origin:

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

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Additional Comments:

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Hood

Title:

epigram

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22640

Source:

Print

Author:

Hallam Tennyson

Editor:

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Title:

Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1897

Vol:

2

Page:

74

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hallam Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Memoir by His Son, (London, 1897), 2, p. 74, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22640, accessed: 11 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

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