To read of Abigail Adams’ lengthy separation from her family, her difficult travels, and her constant battles with illness is to feel intensely how harsh life was even for the so-called aristocracy of Revolutionary times.
To read of
Reading about
Having read about
Once one reads of
To have read of
To glean information about someone or something by reading something.
I'm reading about Abraham Lincoln, at the moment.
I remember reading about a that in a magazine a few years ago.
To have knowledge of be familiar with someone or something as a result of reading about them or it (in something).
I read of his research in a science magazine.
Most people have read of her at some point or another.
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