Record Number: 4778
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"... [the young Frances Power Cobbe] ... read, in what translations were ... accessible, in Eastern sacred philosophy, such as Anquetil du Perron's Zend Avesta, and Sir William Jones's Institutes of Menu, and found out as much as she could about the Greek and Alexandrian philosophers from Diogenes Laertius and the old translators, as well as from a large Biographical Dictionary."
Century:1800-1849
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1822
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Institutes of Menu
Genre:Other religious, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsin translation
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Source Information:
Record ID:4778
Source:Kate Flint
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Title:The Woman Reader: 1837-1914
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1993
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Page:224
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader: 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 224, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4778, accessed: 12 October 2024
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