Record Number: 25030

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

From the diary kept by George Grote for his fiancee, Harriet Lewin (autumn 1818): 'Dined at 1/2 past 5; [Charles] Cameron with me [...] Between 7 and 8 I locked up [family banking house] and we drank tea. We then read some of Ricardo's "Political Economy" until 1/2 past 10. 'Rose at 6. Read some of A. Smith on Wages, and also that part of Ricardo that we had read the night before over again [...] At 10 Charles Cameron came to me, and we walked down to Bromley Common [...] G. Norman there by himself. Had a very pleasant dinner and evening. Read some poetry aloud in the evening. Went to bed about 1/2 past 11.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 21 Oct 1818 and 31 Oct 1818

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Bromley Common

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reading Group:

George Grote, George Norman, and Charles Cameron

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Banker, merchant, and friend

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

poetry

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25030

Source:

Print

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:

31-32

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. 31-32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25030, accessed: 18 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

Dates of individual diary entries not all given in source.