Record Number: 25496

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Reading Experience:

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.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1841 and 31 Dec 1841

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Verona

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:

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Italian grammar

Genre:

Textbook / self-education, Reference / General works, Languages

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25496

Source:

Print

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://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25496, accessed: 28 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

Source author was George Grote's wife; couple were travelling in Italy following Grote's retirement from Parliament.