| Evidence: | 'With George W. Norman he [George Grote] kept up a steady and intimate intercourse [...] They read books in common, chiefly on historical and political subjects, and they both applied themselves seriously to the subject of Political Economy, then coming into something like "vogue" among the rising generation, as being a proper object of study.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1817 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reading Group: | George Grote and George W. Norman |
| Age | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Banker and merchant |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | historical and political texts |
| Genre: | History, Politics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 24995 | |
| 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: | 14-15 | |
| 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. 14-15, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24995, accessed: 02 May 2024 | |
| 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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