Evidence: | 'I sat up till two, as I did last night, to finish "Pride and Prejudice". This novel I consider as one of the most excellent of the works of our female novelists. Its merits lie in the characters, and in the perfectly colloquial style of the dialogue. Mrs. Bennet, the foolish mother, who cannot conceal her projects to get rid of her daughters, is capitally drawn. There is a thick-headed servile parson, also a masterly sketch. His stupid letters and her ridiculous speeches are as delightful as wit. The two daughters are well contrasted - the gentle and candid Jane and the lively but prejudiced Elizabeth, are both portraits, and the development of the passion between Elizabeth and the proud Darcy, who at first hate each other, is executed with skill and effect.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1819 and 12 Jan 1819 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | night | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Bury St Edmunds | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Henry Crabb Robinson |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 1775 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
Religion: | Anglican |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Jane Austen |
Title: | Pride and Prejudice |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 7998 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Henry Crabb Robinson | |
Editor: | Edith J. Morley | |
Title: | Henry Crabb Robinson on Books and their Writers | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1938 | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 227 | |
Additional comments: | Diary entry for 12 Jan 1819 |
Citation: | Henry Crabb Robinson, Edith J. Morley (ed.), Henry Crabb Robinson on Books and their Writers (London, 1938), 1, p. 227, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7998, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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