| Evidence: | 'Our 2d evening's reading to Miss Benn had not pleased me so well, but I beleive [sic] something must be attributed to my Mother's too rapid way of getting on - & tho' she perfectly understands the Characters herself, she cannot speak as they ought. - Upon the whole however I am quite vain enough & well satisfied enough...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 29 Jan 1813 and 4 Feb 1813 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Chawton county: Hampshire specific address: Chawton Cottage |
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| Reader: | Cassandra Leigh Austen |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1739 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | widow of clergyman |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Miss Benn, Jane Austen |
| Additional comments: | Jane Austen's mother |
| Author: | Jane Austen |
| Title: | Pride and Prejudice |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | first edition, published by T. Egerton, 1813; author's copy. |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 11548 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Jane Austen | |
| Editor: | Deirdre Le Faye | |
| Title: | Jane Austen's Letters | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1995 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 203 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen, Thursday 4 February 1813, from Chawton |
| Citation: | Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters (Oxford, 1995), p. 203, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11548, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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