Record Number: 25009

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (autumn 1818): 'Thursday, October 8th. 'Rose soon after 6. Read the second chapter of Say's "Economie," and I wrote down on paper some remarks on production, after meditating the subject much, as some parts of it are very thorny. I had occasion to differ with some of Say's positions. 'Rose soon after 6. Read over again Say's chapter in capital, and put down some remarks on it in order to clear up my notions on the subject, as I found occasion to suspect the soundness of some I had before entertained [...] 'Rose at 1/2 past 6. Read some more Say on the Division of Labour.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 8 Oct 1818 and 10 Oct 1818

Country:

England

Time

morning: From 6 am

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George Grote

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Jean Baptiste Say

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Social Science, Politics, Economics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25009

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

29

Additional Comments:

n/a

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. 29, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25009, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Dates of individual diary entries not all given in source.