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Record Number: 25607


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Sarah Austin to Harriet Grote, wife to George Grote, 29 August 1847: 'His [Austin's husband John] great comfort, during his tedious illness, has been Mr. Grote's History, which Alexander Gordon brought over to him. To me it has been a heartfelt pleasure to hear him ejaculating at intervals, "What a conscientious book!" "It is delightful!" "There is all Grote's honesty!" and so on.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Mar 1846 and 29 Aug 1847

Country:

Belgium

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Namur

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:

John Austin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

Belgium

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

George Grote

Title:

A History of Greece

Genre:

Other religious, Classics, Essays / Criticism, History, Biography, Politics, Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Vols 1 and 2 published 1846; vols 3 and 4 published 1847.

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

25607

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:

182

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. 182, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25607, accessed: 28 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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