Record Number: 3698
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Do you know that I have just read in a book that my grandfather James Stephen invented the orders in council - which produced the American war of 1812 - wh. would have destroyed your national existence in about 10 days more & ripped the bloated democracy in the bud? Don't you respect me now?"
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: 19 Porchester Sq
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(Listener):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Nov 1832
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Literary critic, historian, journalist, biographer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:History, Politics, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:3698
Source:Leslie Stephen
Editor:John Bicknell
Title:The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol 1 1864-1882.
Place of Publication:Ohio State University Press
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:1
Page:35
Additional Comments:
Letter from Leslie Stephen to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Citation:
Leslie Stephen, John Bicknell (ed.), The Selected Letters of Leslie Stephen Vol 1 1864-1882., (Ohio State University Press, 1996), 1, p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3698, accessed: 20 April 2025
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