Record Number: 25495
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Early in 1841 Grote was called upon to add another duty to the already full catalogue, for his friend Dr. Waddington now entreated him to look through his ponderous and learned work, "The History of the Reformation," then preparing for publication! [...] True to the obligations of friendship, Grote immediately "set to," [a favourite expression of Grote's] upon his critical labours. It certainly was a sacrifice of time and thought to acquiesce in Waddington's modest request, and wade through those thick volumes: and I remember his making humorous observations upon his own disqualification -- I might add, his distaste -- for the task, which he regarded as lying outside his own familiar sphere of study. Nevertheless, the "History of the Reformation" was conscientiously scanned; letters and disquisitions on the subject frequently passing between the two friends.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1841 and 31 Dec 1841
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Nov 1794
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:M.P. / Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The History of the Reformation
Genre:Other religious, History, Biography, Politics, Law
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:25495
Source:Harriet Grote
Editor:n/a
Title:The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1873
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Page:139-140
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends (London, 1873), p. 139-140, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25495, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
Source author was George Grote's wife.