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Record Number: 11670


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I finished the Heroine last night & was very much amused by it. I wonder James did not like it better. It diverted me exceedingly.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1813 and 1 Mar 1814

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

13 Feb 1765

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Clergyman

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

Jane Austen's brother



Text Being Read:

Author:

Eaton Stannard Barrett

Title:

The Heroine; or, Adventures of Cherubina

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1813

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11670

Source:

Print

Author:

Jane Austen

Editor:

Deirdre Le Faye

Title:

Jane Austen's Letters

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

255

Additional Comments:

Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, 2-3 March, 1814, from Henrietta St, London

Citation:

Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 255, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11670, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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