Record Number: 10377
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We are reading Barretti's other book, & find him dreadfully abusive of poor Mr Sharpe.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 15 Jun 1808 and 17 Jun 1808
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:Clergy (includes all denominations)
daughter of clergyman
Novelist
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details2nd edition, 1769. This includes an Appendix "in answer to Samuel Sharpe, Esq."
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10377
Source:Jane Austen
Editor:Deirdre LeFaye
Title:Jane Austen's Letters
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:124
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jane to Cassandra Austen, Wednesday 15- Friday 17 June 1808, from Godmersham, Kent.
Citation:
Jane Austen, Deirdre LeFaye (ed.), Jane Austen's Letters, (Oxford, 1995), p. 124, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10377, accessed: 12 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None