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Record Number: 8051


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

["Mansfield Park" is] 'Not so clever as P & P - but pleased with it altogether' - Mr K.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1813 and 31 Dec 1815

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Edward Austen Knight

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

7 Oct 1767

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Landowner

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

Brother of Jane Austen



Text Being Read:

Author:

Jane Austen

Title:

Pride and Prejudice

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

8051

Source:

Print

Author:

Jane Austen

Editor:

R.W. Chapman

Title:

The Works of Jane Austen: Minor Works

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1954

Vol:

6

Page:

431-5

Additional Comments:

The Opinions of "Mansfield Park" from which this extract is taken were collected by Jane Austen. Most of the opinions are identified by R.W. Chapman.

Citation:

Jane Austen, R.W. Chapman (ed.), The Works of Jane Austen: Minor Works, (Oxford, 1954), 6, p. 431-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8051, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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