Sentence Correction

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 aristrocracy of Revolutionary times.

(A)To read of
(B)Reading about
(C)Having read about
(D)Once one reads of
(E)To have read of

Ta

Hi,
Can you check the question again. I feel some words are missing. This sentence doesn't seem logical.

Frank,

Thank for pointing it out. Post is now corrected. Source : 800score

Vidhya

to read of x is to feel intensely...
imo A

Hi,
As ov25 has already mentioned, answer should be A
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Yes it is similar to a past post. I think there is also an error: The first comma should not be there. I assume there should be a possessive there (Abigail Adams' or Adams's).

The construct to X is to Y should hold a parallel form and again the tense would not make sense with E. The experience of reading, while reading, is what elicits the intense feelings (To read...is to feel...). Moreover this is a general discussion of what it means to read of Abigail Adams' experiences.

Thanks Issac and Frank.