Record Number: 11750
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My dear Anna - I am very much obliged to you for sending your M.S. [a story by Anna Austen that remained unfinished and has never been published] It has entertained me extremely, all of us indeed. I read it aloud to your G[rand] M[other] & A[un]t C[assandra]. - and we were all very much pleased...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jul 1814 and 25 Jul 1814
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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: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
Cassandra Austen; Cassandra Leigh Austen
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unpublished story]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsnever published
Provenanceborrowed (other)
lent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:11750
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:267
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane Austen to Anna Austen, [?]mid-July 1814.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 267, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11750, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None