| Evidence: | 'There is a Spaniard here (one of the refugees) who from Catholic has become Protestant, a very honest shrewd little fellow, between whom and Irving I have had occasion frequently of late to officiate as interpreter (the Sp[an]iard speaking only French). I have bethought me of turning his skill [to] account; I have bought a Spanish grammar, and begun yesterday to take lessons from him in his language, which I may repay by giving him lessons in mine.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 13 Feb 1825 | ||||||||||
| Country: | London | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London county: Pentonville |
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| Reader: | Thomas Carlyle |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 4 Dec 1795 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer / Academic |
| Religion: | Lapsed Calvinist |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | London |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Spanish neighbour |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Spanish Grammar |
| Genre: | Textbook / self-education |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Spanish grammar book - details unknown |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 19917 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Thomas Carlyle | |
| Editor: | C R Sanders | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle | |
| Place of Publication: | Durham, North Carolina | |
| Date of Publication: | 1970 | |
| Vol: | 3 | |
| Page: | 285 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Thomas Carlyle, C R Sanders (ed.), The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (Durham, North Carolina, 1970), 3, p. 285, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19917, accessed: 01 June 2023 | |
| Taken from letter from Carlyle to Alexander Carlyle dated 14 February 1824, written at Pentonville. Pages 283-286 in this edition. |
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