| Evidence: | From the Commonplace book of Mrs Austen of Ensbury: Transcription of “They may talk of scenes that are bright and fair by Thos Haynes Bailey Esq” |
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| Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1814 and 18 Apr 1884 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city specific address |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Catherine Austen |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1794 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | clergyman's wife |
| 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: | Thomas Haynes Bailey |
| Title: | 'They may talk of scenes that are bright and fair' |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 26670 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Mrs [Catherine] Austen | |
| Title: | Commonplace book | |
| Location: | Private collection | |
| Call no: | n/a | |
| Page/folio: | 107 |
| Citation: | Mrs [Catherine] Austen, Commonplace book Private collection, p. n/a, p. 107, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=26670, accessed: 08 December 2023 | |
| Mrs Austen's exact birthdate is not known. From her gravestone: 'Died April 18th 1884 in her 90th year'. This suggests she was born in 1794. The commonplace book contains references to events in 1816 and 1835, and several poems that refer to the Battle of Waterloo (1815). Since the hand is that of an adult, and the references to Waterloo appear early in the volume, but not at the very start, we have dated the reading experiences between 1814 and 1884, although this dating is tentative and it is likely that the reading experiences happened within a much narrower timeframe. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php). |
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