| Evidence: | 'I am reading Henry's History of England, which I will repeat to you in any manner you may prefer, either in a loose, disultary [sic], unconnected strain, or dividing my recital as the Historian divides it himself, into seven parts...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 12 Nov 1800 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Steventon county: Hampshire |
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Henry |
| Title: | History of Great Britain |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | six vols, 1771-93 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 10357 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Jane Austen | |
| Editor: | Deirdre LeFaye | |
| Title: | Jane Austen's Letters | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1995 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 59 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Jane Austen to Martha Lloyd, Wednesday 12 to Thursday 13 November, 1800, from Steventon Rectory, Hants. |
| Citation: | Jane Austen, Deirdre LeFaye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 59, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10357, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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