Record Number: 13068
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read Guizot's Washington in the Summer; nothing can be better, more succinct more judicious, more true more just; but I think I have done with reviewing'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jun 1840 and 6 Feb 1841
Country:England
Timen/a
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Type of Experience(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:3 Jun 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:writer and clergyman
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Washington: par M. Guizot'
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailspublished as introductory essay to French version of Sparks's Life of Washington
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13068
Source:n/a
Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:II
Page:719
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith, (Oxford, 1953), II, p. 719, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13068, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
letter to Lady Grey.