Record Number: 11778

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Edward is writing a Novel - we have all heard what he has written - it is extremely clever; written with great ease & spirit; - if he can carry it on in the same way, it will be a firstrate work, & in a style, I think, to be popular.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

4 Sep 1816

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 reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Jane Austen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Dec 1775

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Novelist

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

James Edward Austen

Title:

unpublished story

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11778

Source:

Print

Author:

Jane Austen

Editor:

Deirdre Le Faye

Title:

Jane Austen's Letters

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

319

Additional Comments:

Letter from Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen, Wednesday 4 September 1816.

Citation:

Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 319, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11778, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None