| Evidence: | 'This day I finished Thucydides, after reading him with inexpressible interest and admiration. He is the greatest historian that ever lived. Feb 27, 1835'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1834 and 27 Feb 1835 | ||||||||||
| Country: | India | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Calcutta | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Lord Macaulay |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 25 Oct 1800 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Historian / critic |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | India |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Thucydides |
| Title: | unknown |
| Genre: | Classics, History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Greek not translated |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 5530 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Lord Macaulay | |
| Editor: | George Otto Trevelyan | |
| Title: | Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1971 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 443 | |
| Additional comments: | N.B. This is marginalia attached at the conclusion of the volume. Appendix II, notes on Macaulay?s Studies at Calcutta Macaulay 21; a number of reading experiences of the classics in this appendix |
| Citation: | Lord Macaulay, George Otto Trevelyan (ed.), Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay (Oxford, 1971), p. 443, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5530, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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