Record Number: 11555

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Fanny & I are to go on with Modern Europe together, but hitherto have advanced only 25 Pages, something or other has always happened to delay or curtail the reading hour.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 16 Sep 1813 and 24 Sep 1813

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Kent
specific address: Godmersham Park

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Jane Austen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Dec 1772

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Novelist

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Fanny Knight

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Bigland

Title:

Letters on the Modern History and Political Aspect of Europe

Genre:

History, Geography / Travel, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

first published 1804

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11555

Source:

Print

Author:

Jane Austen

Editor:

Deirdre Le Faye

Title:

Jane Austen's Letters

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

227

Additional Comments:

Letter from Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen, Thursday 23 - Friday 24 September, from Godmersham Park

Citation:

Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 227, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11555, accessed: 24 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None