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Record Number: 25612


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

George Grote to Harriet Grote (wife), 14 October 1853: 'I immediately sent for the "Edinburgh Review," and have read [italics]the[end italics] article with much satisfaction and even delight. 'It seems to me executed in John's best manner [...] It is certainly complimentary to me, in a measure which I fear will bring down upon me the hand of the reactionary Nemesis.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1853 and 14 Dec 1853

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

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:

John Stuart Mill

Title:

Article on George Grote's History of Greece

Genre:

Classics, Essays / Criticism, History, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In the Edinburgh Review

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

25612

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:

220

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. 220, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25612, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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