Record Number: 10382
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'While I write now, George is most industriously making and naming paper ships, at which he afterwards shoots with horse-chestnuts, brought from Steventon on purpose; and Edward equally intent over the "Lake of Killarney", twisting himself about in one of our great chairs'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:24 Oct 1808
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Southampton
county: Hampshire
specific address: Castle Square
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
son of landowner
child
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: Title:Lake of Killarney
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1804
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10382
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:151
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Monday 24 - Tuesday 25 October 1808, from Castle Square, Southampton.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 151, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10382, accessed: 07 December 2023
Additional Comments:
Austen's nephews, Edward and George Knight, were staying in Southampton with Jane Austen after the death of their mother.