Record Number: 10378

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have read Mr Jefferson's case to Edward [Austen], and he desires to have his name set down for a guinea and his wife's for another; but does not with for more than one copy of the work.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 15 Jun 1808 and 17 Jun 1808

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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

Edward Austen

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Revd T. Jefferson

Title:

Request for subscribers for "Two Sermons"

Genre:

Sermon

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10378

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:

127

Additional Comments:

Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Wednesday 15-Friday 17 June, 1808, from Godmersham, Kent.

Citation:

Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 127, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10378, accessed: 24 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None