Record Number: 26654
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From the Commonplace book of Mrs Austen of Ensbury: '“Lord Buckingham was once at a dinner where a Mr Grub was requested to sing. He begged to be excused, urging that he knew not what to sing, “Sing ‘I’d be a butterfly’” suggested the nobleman.” From Hampshire Advertiser.’
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1814 and 18 Apr 1884
Country:England
Timen/a
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:1794
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman's wife
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:Hampshire Advertiser
Genre:anecdote
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26654
Source:Manuscript
Author:Mrs [Catherine] Austen
Title:Commonplace book
Location:Private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:loose leaf
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Mrs [Catherine] Austen, Commonplace book, Private collection, n/a, loose leaf, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26654, accessed: 01 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Mrs Austen's exact birthdate is not known. From her gravestone: 'Died April 18th 1884 in her 90th year'. This suggests she was born in 1794. The commonplace book contains references to events in 1816 and 1835, and several poems that refer to the Battle of Waterloo (1815). Since the hand is that of an adult, and the references to Waterloo appear early in the volume, but not at the very start, we have dated the reading experiences between 1814 and 1884, although this dating is tentative and it is likely that the reading experiences happened within a much narrower timeframe. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php).