Record Number: 33902
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I had to confess [to his recently returned elder brother] that I had not read a line of his [Darwin's] work, that with the exception of Draper's "History of Civilisation" which had come by chance in my way, I had, during all those five years, read nothing but the old books which had always been on our shelves. He said he knew Draper's "History" and that it was not the sort of book for me to read at present. I wanted a different history, with animals as well as men in it. He had a store of books with him, and would lend me "The Origin of Species" to begin with. When I read and returned the book, and he was eager to hear my opinion, I said it had not hurt me in the least, since Darwin had, to my mind, only succeeded in disproving his own theory with his argument from artificial selection [...] He advised me to read it again, to read and consider it carefully with the sole purpose of getting at the truth.[...]"as a naturalist". I read it again in the way he had counselled and then refused to think any more on the subject.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1862 and 1918
Country:Argentina
Timen/a
Place:city: Quilmes
county: La Plata, South of Buenos Aires
specific address: Los Veinte-cinco Ombus
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:4 Aug 1841
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Field naturalist, author
Religion:Protestant (Anglican) in childhood only
Country of Origin:Argentina
Country of Experience:Argentina
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The History of the Intellectual Development of Europe
Genre:History, Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst publ. 1862
ProvenanceFound
Source Information:
Record ID:33902
Source:William Henry Hudson
Editor:n/a
Title:Far Away and Long Ago: A History of my Early Life
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1918
Vol:n/a
Page:327-8
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
William Henry Hudson, Far Away and Long Ago: A History of my Early Life, (London, 1918), p. 327-8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33902, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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