Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire, raised more than £35,000 to buy the letter, written to her niece Anna Austen in 1814. Museum director Dr Mary Guyatt said: "We are thrilled to be ...

Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire, was hoping to buy the letter, written to her niece Anna Austen in 1814. Collections manager Sophie Reynolds said the public support for the appeal ...

Chawton House is gearing up for a year-long celebration of Jane Austen's literary legacy. As the 250th anniversary of the famed author's birth approaches, Chawton House has outlined a range of ...

There is still plenty of time to see the amazing Christmas Decorations at Chawton House in East Hampshire. Be quick, the last day of the display will be Sunday, January 5 and then the house gets ready ...

Chawton House is famous today as the home of Jane Austen's brother Edward, who was adopted by a wealthy relative, Thomas Knight, and inherited his Hampshire estate. Edward offered the former bailiff's ...

his marriage and his retirement to Chawton. The memoir is one of the latest acquisitions in Jane Austen’s House Museum’s unparalleled collection – which includes letters, jewellery and first ...

A year-long programme of events has been planned to celebrate the life and works of Jane Austen. The programme, which will be ...

It belonged to Edward Austen Knight, Jane's brother. He had inherited the Chawton estate from some distant cousins. Imagine my excitement when I got to see and touch a table at which Austen would ...

The family later moved to Bath and after her father's death she lived in the village of Chawton. Although she had several suitors Jane never married. She died in Winchester on 18th July 1817. A copy ...

Wallpaper and furniture from the author’s home, as well as her own handwriting, inspired Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa’s rebrand for Jane Austen’s House According to ... and textiles located inside ...

A new exhibition at the author's home in Chawton, which has never previously ... will hold period-accurate conversations with visitors at Jane Austen’s cottage home Ella Feldman Devoted readers ...