Record Number: 8055

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Anna liked it ["Mansfield Park"] better than P & P - but not so well as S & S - could not bear Fanny'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1811 and 31 Dec 1815

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Anna Austen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

15 Apr 1793

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

daughter of clergyman

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

Mrs Benjamin Lefroy after marriage; Jane Austen's niece

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Jane Austen

Title:

Sense and Sensibility

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8055

Source:

Print

Author:

Jane Austen

Editor:

R.W. Chapman

Title:

The Works of Jane Austen: Minor Works

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1954

Vol:

6

Page:

431-5

Additional Comments:

The Opinions of "Mansfield Park" from which this extract is taken were collected by Jane Austen. Most of the opinions are identified by R.W. Chapman.

Citation:

Jane Austen, R.W. Chapman (ed.), The Works of Jane Austen: Minor Works, (Oxford, 1954), 6, p. 431-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8055, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None