| 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.? |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Feb 1805 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| 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 |
| Record ID: | 4112 | |
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| 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://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4112, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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