Record Number: 25607
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Sarah Austin to Harriet Grote, wife to George Grote, 29 August 1847: 'His [Austin's husband John] great comfort, during his tedious illness, has been Mr. Grote's History, which Alexander Gordon brought over to him. To me it has been a heartfelt pleasure to hear him ejaculating at intervals, "What a conscientious book!" "It is delightful!" "There is all Grote's honesty!" and so on.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Mar 1846 and 29 Aug 1847
Country:Belgium
Timen/a
Place:city: Namur
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:Belgium
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A History of Greece
Genre:Other religious, Classics, Essays / Criticism, History, Biography, Politics, Arts / architecture
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsVols 1 and 2 published 1846; vols 3 and 4 published 1847.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25607
Source: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:182
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. 182, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25607, accessed: 17 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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