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Record Number: 25685


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

George Grote to John Stuart Mill (January 1862): 'I have just been reading your three articles in "Fraser's Magazine," upon the Principle of Utility, having waited until I could peruse them all de suite. I consider the essay altogether a most useful and capital performance.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Dec 1861 and 31 Jan 1862

Country:

n/a

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:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Stuart Mill

Title:

articles 'upon the Principles of Utility'

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Social Science, Politics, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Fraser's Magazine

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

25685

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 an from Various Friends.

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1873

Vol:

n/a

Page:

258

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to an from Various Friends. (London, 1873), p. 258, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25685, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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