| Evidence: | 'Within a day or two of our arrival in Rome (which was on the 7th December, 1841) Grote
engaged a master, in order to familiarise himself with the Italian tongue: to which end he
translated, as best he could, English comedies into Italian, viva voce, for an hour daily.'
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 7 Dec 1841 and 31 Dec 1841 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Rome | ||||||||||
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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: | 'English comedies' |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25500 | |
| 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: | 147 | |
| 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. 147, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25500, 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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