| Evidence: | 'There is no book which that word ["vulgaire"] would suit so little... Every village could furnish matter for a novel to Jane Austen. She did not need the common materials for a novel - strong passion, or strong incident.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1830 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Sir James Mackintosh |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 24 Oct 1765 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | Jurist, politician, historian |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | unknown |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Jane Austen |
| Title: | unknown |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 8012 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Sir James Mackintosh | |
| Editor: | R.J. Mackintosh | |
| Title: | Memoirs of Sir James Mackintosh | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1835 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 471 | |
| Additional comments: | This recollection is dated about 1830 |
| Citation: | Sir James Mackintosh, R.J. Mackintosh (ed.), Memoirs of Sir James Mackintosh (London, 1835), 2, p. 471, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8012, accessed: 31 May 2023 | |
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