| Evidence: | "Now it was translating Tacitus, in order to try what was the utmost compression of style that I could attain.".."I went into such an enthusiasm over the original, and especially over the celebrated concluding passage, that I thought I would translate it, and correct it by Dr Aitkins, which I could procure from our public library". |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 12 Jun 1820 and 31 Dec 1820 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Norwich county: Norfolk specific address: her parents house |
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| Reader: | Harriet Martineau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Jun 1802 |
| Socio-economic group: | n/a |
| Occupation: | none |
| Religion: | Unitarian Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Dr Aitkin |
| Title: | Translation of the Agricola of Tacitus |
| Genre: | Translation of a classic |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (public library) |
| Record ID: | 10015 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Martineau | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Harriet Martineau's Autobiography | |
| Place of Publication: | London,15 Waterloo Place. Smith, Elder, & Co. | |
| Date of Publication: | 1877 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 101 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London,15 Waterloo Place. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1877), 1, p. 101, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10015, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
| Separate report [RED ID 10014] exists on Martineau's reading of "Tacitus" in the original. |
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