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Record Number: 25487


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

George Grote to G. C. Lewis, 16 December 1840: 'I have been reading, and am still reading, B. de St. Hilaire, "De la Logique d'Aristotle.' I have been going through several parts of the Analyse which he gives, and comparing it with the original [...] The more I read of Aristote, the more I am impressed with profound admiration of the reach of thought which his works display. He is, however, excessively difficult, and the process of reading him is slow, almost to tediousness.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1840 and 16 Dec 1840

Country:

England

Time

n/a

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


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:

M.P. / Writer

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



Text Being Read:

Author:

B. de St Hilaire

Title:

De la logique d'Aristote

Genre:

Classics, Essays / Criticism, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

25487

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Grote

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Personal Life of George 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:

136-137

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends (London, 1873), p. 136-137, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25487, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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