Record Number: 11752
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Now we have finished the 2d book - or rather the 5th - I do think you had better omit Lady Helena's postscript; - to those who are acquainted with P. & P it will seem an imitation.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:17 Aug 1814
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:city: Chawton
county: Hants
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:16 Dec 1775
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Novelist
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Cassandra Austen; Cassandra Leigh Austen
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unpublished story]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsnever published
Provenanceborrowed (other)
lent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:11752
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:268
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane Austen to Anna Austen, Wednesday 10- Thursday 18 August 1814, from Chawton, Hampshire.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 268, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=11752, accessed: 27 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None