Enchiridion, or the Manual of Epictetus
Title
Enchiridion, or the Manual of Epictetus
Text Read
Enchiridion, or the Manual of Epictetus
Author
Epictetus. tr. Henry McCormac
Original Source
London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1844. The meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, with the manual of Epictetus, and a summary of Christian Morality. pp. 91-106
Digitized by
Internet Archive
Publication Date
1844
Date(s) of Reading
- 1861-11-29
- 1861-11-30
- 1861-12-02
- 1861-12-09
Evidence
1861-11-29: "25-29. This week I have read a satire of Juvenal, some of Cicero's "De Officiis", part of Epictetus' Enchiridion, two cantos of Pulci, part of the Canti Carnascialeschi, and finished Manni's Veglie Piacevole, besides looking up various things in the classical antquities and peeping into Theocritus." Diary 1861-1877 105
1861-11-30: "30. The last day of November! I have a tiresome little cough, which makes me rather low, and dull. Read Epictetus, and the sixth Satire of ]uvenal, with part of a vol. of the Osservatore Fiorentino. In the evening we had Wilkie Collins, Mr. Pigott, and Mr. Spencer, and talked, without any admixture of music." Diary 1861-1877 105
1861-12-02: "2. Monday. Read Epictetus and Politian's letters. In the evening Bekker's Charikles." Diary 1861-1877 105
1861-12-09: "9. Finished the Encheiridion of Epictetus. Wrote sketches of scenes. Finished the IXth chapter of Varchi, which contains many passages highly interesting to me. There came from the library Rody de Graecis Illustribus, in which I looked at the life of Marullus; Middleton's Free Inquiry, which is not the book I wanted, namely, the Letter from Rome; and Poggiana. G. brings me word from the British Museum, that Filelfo's letters are translated into Italian." Diary 1861-1877 106
1861-11-30: "30. The last day of November! I have a tiresome little cough, which makes me rather low, and dull. Read Epictetus, and the sixth Satire of ]uvenal, with part of a vol. of the Osservatore Fiorentino. In the evening we had Wilkie Collins, Mr. Pigott, and Mr. Spencer, and talked, without any admixture of music." Diary 1861-1877 105
1861-12-02: "2. Monday. Read Epictetus and Politian's letters. In the evening Bekker's Charikles." Diary 1861-1877 105
1861-12-09: "9. Finished the Encheiridion of Epictetus. Wrote sketches of scenes. Finished the IXth chapter of Varchi, which contains many passages highly interesting to me. There came from the library Rody de Graecis Illustribus, in which I looked at the life of Marullus; Middleton's Free Inquiry, which is not the book I wanted, namely, the Letter from Rome; and Poggiana. G. brings me word from the British Museum, that Filelfo's letters are translated into Italian." Diary 1861-1877 106
Citation
Epictetus. tr. Henry McCormac, Enchiridion, or the Manual of Epictetus, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57004