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Record Number: 10359


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We had a very pleasant day on monday at Ashe [...] There was a whist & a casino table, & six outsiders. - Rice & Lucy made love, Mat: Robinson fell asleep, James and Mrs Augusta alternately read Dr Jenner's pamphlet on the cow pox, & I bestowed my company by turns on all.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

17 Nov 1800

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Ashe
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:

James Austen

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Clergyman

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:

Dr Edward Jenner

Title:

pamphlet on the cow pox

Genre:

Medicine

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

pamphlets on the cowpox published 1798-1800

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

10359

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:

62

Additional Comments:

Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Thursday 20 - Friday 21 November, 1800, from Steventon Rectory, Hants.

Citation:

Jane Austen, Deirdre LeFaye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 62, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10359, accessed: 20 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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