Record Number: 25703
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We proceeded to Chatsworth on the 13th of August [1870] -- that is to say, to the "Edensor Inn," hard by [...] Lady Eastlake joining us on the same day, from London, we all profited by the good offices of Sir James Lacaita to pass our mornings, at our ease, within the walls of that palatial residence. We three ladies naturally betook ourselves to the art department [...] The Historian [George Grote, author's husband], meanwhile, would plant himself comfortably in the vast library, poring upon some rare, and even to [italics]him[end italics], unknown treatises of medieval authors, in Latin, which Lacaita would select as the very "morceaux" for his learned friend's delectation.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 13 Aug 1870 and 31 Dec 1870
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:specific address: Chatsworth House
location in dwelling: Library
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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: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:'treatises of medieval authors'
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Unknown
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:25703
Source: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
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Page:318
Additional Comments:
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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. 318, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25703, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Sir James Lacaita apparently employed on annual basis at Chatsworth as the Duke of Devonshire's librarian.