| Evidence: | 'On the evening of our arrival at Verona, George said to me, "H, have you got an Italian
grammar with you?" -- "Yes." -- "Because I want to look up the verbs." I handed the grammar
to G., who quietly pored over it for the space of an hour or so.'
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Sep 1841 and 31 Dec 1841 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Verona | ||||||||||
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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: | Italy |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Italian grammar |
| Genre: | Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works, Languages |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 25496 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Grote | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Personal Life of George 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: | 146 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to and from Various Friends (London, 1873), p. 146, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25496, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| Source author was George Grote's wife; couple were travelling in Italy following Grote's retirement from Parliament. |
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