Record Number: 4112

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

?I have been reading a power of good books; Montesquieu Sur la grandeur and d?cadence des Romains, which I recommend to you as a book you will admire, because it furnishes so much food for thought, it shows how history may be studied for the advantage of mankind, not for the mere purpose of remembering facts and reporting them.?

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Feb 1805

Country:

Ireland

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Maria Edgeworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1767

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Governess and writer

Religion:

Christian (Church of England)

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Ireland

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Charles-Louis Montesquieu

Title:

Causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur decadence

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1734

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4112

Source:

Print

Author:

Maria Edgeworth

Editor:

Augustus J C Hare

Title:

The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth

Place of Publication:

London (Edward Arnold)

Date of Publication:

1894

Vol:

vol 1

Page:

139-40

Additional Comments:

Letter to Mrs Ruxton (26/2/1805). Maria has the title of Montesquieu's book slightly wrong.

Citation:

Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, (London (Edward Arnold), 1894), vol 1, p. 139-40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4112, accessed: 20 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None