Record Number: 9783
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet Martineau on the inspirations for her project of translating Comte: 'I obtained something like a clear preparatory view, at second-hand, from a friend [...] What I learned then [...] impelled me to study the great book for myself; and in the spring of 1851 [...] I got the book, and set to work. I had meantime looked at Lewes's chapter on Comte in Mr. Knight's Weekly Volume, and at Littre's epitome'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Previously Unitarian; now agnostic
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:"epitome" (relating to Auguste Comte)
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Social Science, Biography, Philosophy, Science
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:9783
Source:Harriet Martineau
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Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:2
Page:371
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Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 2, p. 371, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9783, accessed: 10 October 2024
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