Record Number: 7907
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mr J. Plumptre. - "I never read a novel which interested me so very much throughout, the characters are all so remarkably well kept up & so well drawn, & the plot is so well contrived that I had not an idea till the end which of the two wd marry Fanny, H.C. or Edmd. Mrs Norris amused me particularly, & Sir Thos. is very clever, & his conduct proves admirably the defects of the modern system of Education." Mr J.P. made two objections, but only one of them was remembered, the want of some character more striking & interesting to the generality of Readers, than Fanny was likely to be.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1814 and 31 Dec 1815
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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Mansfield Park
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1814
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7907
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:The Works of Jane Austen (Minor Works)
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1954
Vol:7
Page:431-5
Additional Comments:
The Opinions of Mansfield Park were collected by Jane Austen. Respondents are identified by Chapman in Index II, pp.467-71.
Citation:
Jane Austen, R.W. Chapman (ed.), The Works of Jane Austen (Minor Works), (Oxford, 1954), 7, p. 431-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7907, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
