Evidence: | 'We know comparatively little of [Jane Austen's] literary tastes. Some are peculiar. Her fondness
for the gentle, close truth and quiet power of Cowper is consistent; but it is perplexing to find
that the grave, moral, austere Dr. Johnson was her favourite prose writer. The coarseness of
Fielding she could not forgive, and though she admired "Sir Charles Grandison," she thought
Richardson tedious.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799, 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Jane Austen |
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 |
Country of experience: | n/a |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Henry Fielding |
Title: | n/a |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 27970 | |
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Author: | Julia Kavanagh | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1863 | |
Vol: | 2 | |
Page: | 182 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches (London, 1863), 2, p. 182, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27970, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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