Record Number: 10355
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Having just finished the first volume of les Veillees du Chateau, I think it a good opportunity of beginning a letter to you while my mind is stored with Ideas worth transmitting.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:8 Nov 1800
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Steventon
county: Hampshire
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:16 Dec 1775
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
daughter of clergyman
Novelist
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:les Veillees du Chateau
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailspublished in French 1784, trans. 1785 as Tales of the Castle
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10355
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre LeFaye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:54-5
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 November 1800, from Steventon Rectory, Hants.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre LeFaye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 54-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10355, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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