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Record Number: 25687


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 6 November 1862: 'I send you herewith a letter and pamphlet which was forwarded to me by an unknown correspondent. I read the pamphlet with much interest, and think you will be pleased with it also. Mr. Irving is right in saying that his narrative illustrates very forcibly the myth-creating propensities of the human mind'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1862 and 6 Nov 1862

Country:

n/a

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


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:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Irving

Title:

pamphlet on mythology and the human mind

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

25687

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 an from Various Friends.

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1873

Vol:

n/a

Page:

261

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to an from Various Friends., (London, 1873), p. 261, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25687, accessed: 17 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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