Record Number: 24600
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
John Gibson Lockhart to John Wilson Croker, 12 January 1849, on Macaulay's recently-published History of England: 'He has written some very brilliant essays [...] but he has written [italics]no history[end italics] [...] his bitter hatred of the Church of England all through is evident; it is, I think, the only very strong feeling in the book [...] 'Then his treatment of the Whig criminals Sidney and Russell, is very shabby [...] 'You will tell me by-and-bye what you think of this. I own that I read the book with breathless interest, in spite of occasional indignations, but I am now reading Grote's new volume of his "History of Greece," and, upon my word, I find the contrast of his calm, stately, tranquil narrative very soothing. In short, I doubt if Macaulay's book will go down as a standard addition to our [italics]historical[end italics] library, though it must always keep a high place among the specimens of English rhetoric.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Dec 1848 and 12 Jan 1849
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1794
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History of England, vols 1 and 2
Genre:History, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:24600
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Editor:Louis J. Jennings
Title:The Croker Papers. The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 t0 1830
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1884
Vol:3
Page:192-193
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Citation:
Louis J. Jennings (ed.), The Croker Papers. The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 t0 1830, (London, 1884), 3, p. 192-193, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24600, accessed: 09 May 2025
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