| Evidence: | 'While we were [visiting] at Harpton Court, passing one forenoon in Mr. Grote [husband]'s dressing-room, I asked him (as was my wont to do), "What are you reading there, George?"
'"I am studying Degerando's 'Histoire des Systemes de Philosophie," and here is something which it will amuse [italics]you[end italics] to read (handing me the book).
'I looked through the passage, and then enjoyed a hearty laugh over it, along with the Historian [Grote].' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1861 and 31 Dec 1862 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning | ||||||||||
| Place: | county: Radnorshire specific address: Harpton Court location in dwelling: Dressing-room |
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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: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Degerando |
| Title: | Histoire des systemes de philosophie |
| Genre: | History, Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25683 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Harriet Grote | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to an from Various Friends. | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1873 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 255-256; 255 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Harriet Grote, The Personal Life of George Grote. Compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda, and Original Letters to an from Various Friends. (London, 1873), p. 255-256; 255, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25683, accessed: 28 May 2023 | |
| Source author goes on to recount Grote's requesting her to copy out the amusing passage (a satirical description of 'Philosophy' in which it is noted how many of the same questions exercise modern, as ancient, thinkers), which is also reproduced (in original French) at pp.255-266 in source. |
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