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Record 10389

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I am gratified by her [Fanny Knight] having pleasure in what I write - but I wish the knowledge of my being exposed to her discerning Criticism, may not hurt my stile [sic], by inducing too great a solicitude...'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1800 and 24 Jan 1809
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:Fanny Knight
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Gentry
daughter of landowner
Occupation: none
Religion: Anglican
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: niece of Jane Austen

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Jane Austen
Title: unidentified work in MS
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Manuscript: novel in MS
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: borrowed (other)
borrowed from author

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10389  
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: 169
  Additional comments: Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Tuesday 24 January 1809, from Castle Square, Southampton.

Citation: Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 169, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10389, accessed: 23 April 2024

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