History of Greece [?]
Title
History of Greece [?]
Text Read
History of Greece [?]
Author
Grote, George
Original Source
London: Murray, 1849
Digitized by
Internet Archive
Publication Date
1849
Date(s) of Reading
- 1868-08-[?]
- 1869-07-16
- 1870-12-17
- 1879-04-27
- 1879-10-24
Evidence
1868-08-[?]: "Aug. Reading; First book of Lucretius, 6th book of the Iliad; Samson Agonistes, Warton's History of English Poetry; Grote 2nd vol; Marcus Aurelius; Vita Nuova; vol IV, Chapter 1 of the Politique positive; Guest on English Rhythms, Maurice's Lectures on Casuistry." Diary 1861-1877 133
1869-07-16: "July 16. Read the articles Phcenicia and Carthage in Ancient Geography. Looked into Smith's Universal History again for Carthaginian religion. Looked into Sismondi's Litterature du Midi, for Roman de Rose, and ran through the first chapter, about the formation of the Romance Languages. Read about Thallogens and Acrogens in "the Vegetable World". Drayton's Nymphidia-a charming poem. A few pages of his Polyolbion. Re-read Grote v-vii on Sicilian affairs down to rise of Dionysius." Diary 1861-1877 136
1870-12-17: "17. Reading Quintus Fixlein aloud to G. in the evening. Grote on Sicilian history'." Diary 1861-1877 141
1879-04-27: "Johnnie till 4, Mr. Bowen till 6. Grote on the Sophists - then History of Philosophy to compare. Began Sketch. Life of Goethe." Diary 1879 171
1879-10-24: "Read Grote on the Sophists." Diary 1879 184
1869-07-16: "July 16. Read the articles Phcenicia and Carthage in Ancient Geography. Looked into Smith's Universal History again for Carthaginian religion. Looked into Sismondi's Litterature du Midi, for Roman de Rose, and ran through the first chapter, about the formation of the Romance Languages. Read about Thallogens and Acrogens in "the Vegetable World". Drayton's Nymphidia-a charming poem. A few pages of his Polyolbion. Re-read Grote v-vii on Sicilian affairs down to rise of Dionysius." Diary 1861-1877 136
1870-12-17: "17. Reading Quintus Fixlein aloud to G. in the evening. Grote on Sicilian history'." Diary 1861-1877 141
1879-04-27: "Johnnie till 4, Mr. Bowen till 6. Grote on the Sophists - then History of Philosophy to compare. Began Sketch. Life of Goethe." Diary 1879 171
1879-10-24: "Read Grote on the Sophists." Diary 1879 184
Citation
Grote, George, History of Greece [?], George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57399