Early Edison Recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Synopsis
- A wax cylinder recording of Tennyson made in 1888 under the direction of Thomas Edison himself, who sent a representative to England to record the poet four years before Tennyson’s death in 1892. Tennyson is heard reading ‘The charge of the light brigade’.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- poetry; Tennyson, Alfred Lord
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- Cassette
- Price
- £3.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 10 minutes
- Year
- 2004
Distributor
- Name
Tennyson Society
- kathleen.jefferson@lincolnshire.gov.uk
- Web
- http://www.tennysonsociety.org.uk/tennyson/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Central Library
Free School Lane
Lincoln
LN2 1EZ
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