Jane Austen in Russia?

[Svetlana Grenier]

Dear Masha,

Thank you for this very interesting piece of information.  Did you see 
what language Jane Austen's books were in, in the Litsej's library?  
Were they in French or English?  Because, of course, Pushkin did not 
learn English (to the extent he did learn it) until 1820s, as far as I 
remember.

Svetlana Grenier


Shrager, Miriam wrote:

> Last summer I was visiting in Carskoe Selo and Licej. Among the 
> English books of Licej's library I saw Jane Austin's books. I was told 
> that the present museum library contains the original books which were 
> in Licej. If it is true, it means that Pushkin had access to Austin's 
> novels. Whether he indeed read them, I don't know. I don't recall it 
> being mentioned in his dairy.
> There is also another possibility that these books were added to 
> Licej's library later. I would appreciate any information on that 
> subject.
>
> Best,
> Miriam Shrager (Masha)
>
>
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