Posts Tagged ‘Chawton Cottage’
200 years of Jane Austen
Posted on: March 4, 2013
- In: Books
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“I want to tell you that I have got my own darling child from London.” Jane Austen, in a letter to her sister, Cassandra, January 29, 1813 upon receiving her first published copy of Pride and Prejudice.
January 28th was the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and we are still reading it and watching various film adaptations of the book. Like many of us, Jane had trouble getting her book published, but she persevered. Just think what we would have missed had she given up!
Over at Jane Austen’s Museum Blog the anniversary party at Chawton Cottage is described in detail with many photographs. I especially love the cake provided by Squires of Farnham. It is recreation of the frontispiece of the Museum’s copy of the first edition of Pride and Prejudice.
Picture from Jane Austen’s Museum Blog
I am sure Jane would be pleased as she always loved a good party!
I recently had tea with a good friend who surprised me with a lovely edition of Emma, my favourite Jane Austen novel.
I have spent many hours pouring over this special edition which includes lovely drawings and pages on Regency life, geographical settings, Regency fashions, and a Jane Austen timeline.
What a wonderful friend to think of me when she saw this book.
There will be many celebrations this year commemorating the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice. If you haven’t read it or haven’t read it in a while, this may be a good year to read /reread it.
If you read Jane Austen, which is your favourite novel and why?
Things to do with Jane Austen
Posted on: October 16, 2012
- In: Dreams | Inspiration | Travel
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In my last post I shared some interesting (or not) facts about me. I happened to mention that I was a Jane Austen groupie and dressed up as Jane Austen for Halloween sometimes. Here I am dressed as one of my favourite people.
I also recently had an article published in travelsthruhistory about a time when I visited Jane Austen’s house in Chawton. Another one of my dreams come true.
VISITING JANE AUSTEN ON A MOTORBIKE
England
By Darlene Foster
Our delightful visit to England included Yorkshire and North Wales. Viewing the countryside with its stone hedges and ancient castles was made even more enjoyable as we hurtled down narrow roads on a motorcycle.
We had one thing left to do before flying back to Canada; deliver the motorbike to its new owner in London. We travelled down from York, stopped for lunch at a pub in Cambridge overlooking the Thames and watched the rowers practice. As we rode towards London, I was puzzled when we didn’t turn off the M1 taking us into Guildford, but turned east. Soon I recognized signs for Alton, Strawberry Hill, Steventon and Chawton. We were on our way to visit my hero, Jane Austen! My dear husband had planned this as a surprise for me.
Read more: http://www.travelthruhistory.com/html/art58.html
Here is a question often asked at job interviews: If you could have lunch with anyone, alive or not, who would that be? I would answer Jane Austen of course. What would your answer be?
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