Record Number: 25602

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Henry Hallam to George Grote, 7 December 1846: 'I have a good apology for writing to you so late about your "History" -- namely, that the avocations of London at the one time, and a tour on the Continent afterwards, gave me no leisure till lately to do more than look cursorily at one volume. I have now had the pleasure of going through it, and cannot refuse myself that also of telling you how greatly I admire your work, and of congratulating you on the very high place it entitles you to take among living historians [comments further].'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Mar 1846 and 30 Sep 1846

Country:

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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:

Henry Hallam

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Historian

Religion:

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Country of Origin:

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Country of Experience:

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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:

George Grote

Title:

A History of Greece (vols 1 and 2)

Genre:

Other religious, Classics, Essays / Criticism, History, Biography, Politics, Philosophy, Arts / architecture, Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Vols 1 and 2 of work published March 1846

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25602

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:

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Page:

164

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. 164, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25602, accessed: 17 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

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