Record Number: 11492
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We quite run over with Books. She [JA's mother] has got Sir John Carr's Travels in Spain from Miss B. & I am reading a Society-Octavo, an Essay on the Military Police & Institutions of the British Empire, by Capt. Pasley of the Engineers, a book which I protested against at first, but which upon trial I find delightfully written & highly entertaining. I am as much in love with the Author as I ever was with Clarkson or Bucahanan, or even the two Mr Smiths of the city. The first soldier I ever sighed for; but he does write with extraordinary force & spirit.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:24 Jan 1813
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Chawton
county: Hampshire
specific address: Chawton Cottage
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
n/a
Additional Comments:
Jane Austen's mother
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Descriptive Travels in the Southern and Eastern Parts of Spain and the Balearic Isles, in the year 1809
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst published 1811
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
Source Information:
Record ID:11492
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:198
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Sunday 24 January 1813, from Chawton.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 198, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11492, accessed: 03 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None
