Record Number: 25610

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 30 September 1852: 'Neither the work of Beaufort sur l'Histoire Romaine -- nor the works of the Abbe St. Pierre -- are to be got in Paris [...] I was directed by the concurrent advice of several of the booksellers, to apply to one of their fraternity named Guillemot, on the Quai des Augustins [...] He told me, that within the last two years, he had had a copy of both; that they were rare, and never turned up except by accident -- but were still not unobtainable. He procured for me one work of the Abbe St. Pierre, in two volumes, small octavo, entitled "Annees Politiques;" which I will send you on the first opportunity. I have read it myself, with great interest and instruction. It contains a sort of annalistic review of each separate year of the Abbe's life -- 1658 to 1730; and exhibits a degree of knowledge, beneficent views, and power of original thought, which impress me with a very high esteem for the author -- whom I before knew only by name.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Aug 1852 and 30 Sep 1852

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:

George Grote

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

17 Nov 1794

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

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

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Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Abbe St Pierre

Title:

Annees Politiques

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

2 vols

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25610

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:

212-213

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. 212-213, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25610, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

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