Record Number: 20962
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Your Anne is dreadful - . But nothing offends me so much as the absurdity of not being able to pronounce the word Shift. I could forgive her any follies in English, rather than the Mock Modesty of that french word...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1817 and 23 Jan 1817
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:16 Dec 1775
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Jane Austen; Cassandra Austen; Cassandra Leigh Austen
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unpublished manuscript story
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsunpublished
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
lent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:20962
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre Le Faye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:325
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane Austen to Caroline Austen, dated 23 January 1817.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre Le Faye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 325, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20962, accessed: 28 September 2023
Additional Comments:
None