Record Number: 27972
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Jane Austen] talked freely of her works among her friends, listened to criticism with patient docility, and read her tales aloud with great effect, "and they were never heard to so much advantage as from her own mouth," says Sir Egerton Brydges, who knew her.'
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1775
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Family members
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:fiction writings
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:27972
Source:Julia Kavanagh
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Title:English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1863
Vol:2
Page:183
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Citation:
Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches, (London, 1863), 2, p. 183, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27972, accessed: 17 August 2024
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