We are beginning 2018 with a change of name! Having previously been known as Chawton House Library due to our significant collection of early women’s writing, we have now shortened our name to Chawton House. Our Chair of Trustees, [...]
Monthly garden update: January As Chawton House settles into the new year, Garden Manager Andrew looks forward to what 2018 will hold, and what still need to be done. It starts with a mild nagging feeling that tugs at [...]
The Burney Society UK is very pleased to invite applications for a Research Bursary for the 2017-18 academic year. The Bursary is open to a doctoral student or an independent scholar who is a member of the Burney Society [...]
Welcome back to Chawton House Library Conversations: December Podcast. Our monthly podcast is a round up of news, events and highlights, helping you stay connected with Chawton House Library wherever you are. This month, we hear about a heartwarming [...]
In the latest edition of the Jane Austen Society of North America online journal 'Persuasions On-line' you can take a virtual tour of our two main exhibitions for 2017. They can be viewed in the feature 'Reimagining Reputations: 2017 [...]
All scholars working on Romantic-Period women’s writing are invited to apply for the 2018 BARS Chawton House Travel Bursary. The BARS Executive Committee has established this award in order to help fund expenses incurred through travel to, and accommodation [...]
Actor Greg Wise, who played John Willoughby in the adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, endorses our campaign (Photo credit: Dillon Bryden) Our Jane's Great House campaign goes from strength to strength... This last week has been an [...]
Monthly garden update: November As winter approaches and the workload gets more intense, Garden Manager Andrew tells us how he's preparing for winter Years of experience have taught me that I can’t slacken off the pace at this time [...]
Welcome back to Chawton House Library Conversations: November Podcast. First launched on Sunday 8 March 2015 while celebrating International Women’s Day, our monthly podcast is a round up of news, events and highlights, helping you stay connected with Chawton House [...]
Emma Thompson (Photo Credit: Nick Haddow) A welcome boost as we launch our new #BrickbyBrick campaign Emma Thompson, who wrote the screenplay and starred in the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, has come out [...]