Record Number: 25469

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Sir William Molesworth to Harriet Grote, September 1838, regarding his planned edition of the works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury: 'I have written this day to Mr. Grote, to ask permission to dedicate the volumes to him [...] I shall ever feel the deepest gratitude for the philosophical instruction he gave me when I first knew him, which induced me to study Hobbes and similar authors, and created a taste in my mind for that style of reading.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

unknown

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Time

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Place:

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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:

William Molesworth

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 Hobbes

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Politics, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

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Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25469

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Grote

Editor:

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Title:

The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1873

Vol:

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Page:

128

Additional Comments:

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Citation:

Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends, (London, 1873), p. 128, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25469, accessed: 06 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

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