Record Number: 24996
Reading Experience:
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.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1817
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Political Economy'
Genre:Social Science, Politics, Economics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24996
Source: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:
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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://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24996, accessed: 18 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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.
