Record Number: 25500

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Reading Experience:

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.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 7 Dec 1841 and 31 Dec 1841

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Rome

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:

'English comedies'

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25500

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:

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://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25500, 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.