Record Number: 24994
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'From the year 1812 up to the year 1815, the young banker's life revolved in a sufficiently prosaic circle; working steadily at the banking-house, partaking sparingly of amusements of a social character, and devoting the greater portion of his leisure to reading and meditating upon subjects of an instructive cast. 'Among these, political economy, history and metaphysics occupied the leading interest in his mind. To the first of these sciences he had been attracted by the writings of Mr. David Ricardo, with whom personally he afterwards became acquainted (in 1817)'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1817
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Nov 1794
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Banker
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:'metaphysics'
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24994
Source:Harriet Grote
Editor:n/a
Title:The Personal Life of George Grote by Mrs Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1873
Vol:n/a
Page:11-12
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote by Mrs Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends (London, 1873), p. 11-12, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=24994, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Grote's father had compelled him to work for the family banking firm after leaving school, having decided not to pay for a university education for him.
