| Evidence: | 'On the evening of the days when it was necessary for him to stay in the City, to "lock up" [the family banking-house], George occupied himself principally with study. He had contracted a strong taste for the classics at Charterhouse, and felt prompted to cultivate them on quitting the scene of his boyish training.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1818 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Prescott, Grote, and Company (banking house), Threadneedle Street |
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| Reader: | George Grote |
| Age | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 17 Nov 1794 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Banker |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | classical texts |
| Genre: | Classics, Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 24991 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Grote | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Personal Life of George Grote by Mrs 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: | 11 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote by Mrs Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends (London, 1873), p. 11, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24991, accessed: 28 May 2023 | |
| Grote's father had compelled him to work for the family banking firm after leaving school, having decided not to pay for a university education for him. |
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