Record Number: 11756
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We have been very much amused by your 3 books, but I have a good many criticisms to make - more than you will like [extensive criticism of the MS follows]... You are now collecting your People delightfully, getting them exactly into such a spot as is the delight of my life; - 3 or 4 families in a Country Village is the very thing to work on.' [further comment and criticism follows]
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 9 Sep 1814 and 18 Sep 1814
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Chawton
county: Hants
(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Author: Title:[unpublished story]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:11756
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:274-6
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane Austen to Anna Austen, Friday 9 - Sunday 18 September 1814, from Chawton, Hampshire.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 274-6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11756, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None