Record Number: 11757
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My dear Anna, I hope you do not depend on having your book back again immediately. I keep it that your G:Mama may hear it - for it has not been possible yet to have any public reading. I have read it to your Aunt Cassandra however - in our own room at night, while we undressed - and with a great deal of pleasure.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:28 Sep 1814
Country:England
Timen/anight
Place:city: Chawton
county: Hants
other location: bedroom
(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
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Author: Title:[unpublished story]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:11757
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:277
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane Austen to Anna Austen, Wednesday 28 September, from Chawton, Hampshire.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 277, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11757, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None