Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
  RED International Logo

RED Australia logo


RED Canada logo
RED Netherlands logo
RED New Zealand logo

Record Number: 10355


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Having just finished the first volume of les Veillees du Chateau, I think it a good opportunity of beginning a letter to you while my mind is stored with Ideas worth transmitting.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

8 Nov 1800

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: Steventon
county: Hampshire

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Jane Austen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Dec 1775

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)
daughter of clergyman

Occupation:

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:

Madame de Genlis

Title:

les Veillees du Chateau

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

published in French 1784, trans. 1785 as Tales of the Castle

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10355

Source:

Print

Author:

Jane Austen

Editor:

Deirdre LeFaye

Title:

Jane Austen's Letters

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

54-5

Additional Comments:

Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Saturday 8 to Sunday 9 November 1800, from Steventon Rectory, Hants.

Citation:

Jane Austen, Deirdre LeFaye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 54-5, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10355, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
Green Turtle Web Design