| Evidence: | From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (September 1818):
'September 30th. At Badgemore [family's country residence]
'Rose at 7. Read some of Lord Shaftesbury's letter on Enthusiasm until 9 [...] I finished it after breakfast, and was extremely pleased with it [...] At 12 I read a chapter of the German Bible with my sister.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 30 Sep 1818 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning: 7-9 am | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | George Grote |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| 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: | Lord Shaftesbury |
| Title: | 'letter on Enthusiasm' |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25006 | |
| 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: | 29 | |
| 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. 29, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25006, accessed: 22 September 2023 | |
| Dates of individual diary entries not all given in source. |
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