Record Number: 4112
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?I have been reading a power of good books; Montesquieu Sur la grandeur and d?cadence des Romains, which I recommend to you as a book you will admire, because it furnishes so much food for thought, it shows how history may be studied for the advantage of mankind, not for the mere purpose of remembering facts and reporting them.?
Century:1800-1849
Date:Feb 1805
Country:Ireland
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1767
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Governess and writer
Religion:Christian (Church of England)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur decadence
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1734
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4112
Source:Maria Edgeworth
Editor:Augustus J C Hare
Title:The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth
Place of Publication:London (Edward Arnold)
Date of Publication:1894
Vol:vol 1
Page:139-40
Additional Comments:
Letter to Mrs Ruxton (26/2/1805). Maria has the title of Montesquieu's book slightly wrong.
Citation:
Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, (London (Edward Arnold), 1894), vol 1, p. 139-40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4112, accessed: 17 August 2024
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