Record Number: 25411

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From George Grote's Journal, 3 December 1822: 'Rose a little before 7. Read to the conclusion of Pausanias, being about 40 pages [...] Read some very interesting matter in the first volume of Goguet respecting the early arts, agriculture, baking, brewing [...] and clothes. This is far the best part of Goguet which I have yet seen.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

3 Dec 1822

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

George Grote

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

17 Nov 1794

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Banker

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Goguet

Title:

n/a

Genre:

History, Arts / architecture, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

'first volume'

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25411

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Grote

Editor:

n/a

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:

n/a

Page:

48

Additional Comments:

n/a

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. 48, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25411, accessed: 25 January 2025

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Additional Comments:

None