Record Number: 10388
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'To set against your new Novel, of which nobody ever heard before & perhaps never may again, We have got "Ida of Athens" by Miss Owenson; which must be very clever, because it was written as the Authoress says, in three months. - We have only read the Preface yet; but her Irish Girl does not make me expect much. - If the warmth of her Language could affect the Body, it might be worth reading in this weather.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1806 and 18 Jan 1809
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Southampton
county: Hampshire
specific address: Castle Square
(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:Clergy (includes all denominations)
daughter of clergyman
Novelist
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:The Wild Irish Girl
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1806
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10388
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:166
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Tuesday 17 - Wednesday 18 January 1809, from Castle Square, Southampton.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 166, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10388, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
"Miss Owenson" is Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan.