We are delighted to announce this year’s Visiting Fellows, who will join us over three Cohorts, each spending a month in the Library to work on their research projects. The Fellowships are awarded to postgraduate and early career researchers [...]
Online Conference. Quills and Characters: approaches to women’s letters, 1660-1860 1-2 September, 2023 Letters were at the heart of eighteenth-century literary culture. The first novels were written in letters, capitalising on their ability to show us a character’s inner thoughts. [...]
More famous than Jane Austen in their day, discover the fascinating lives of the now little-known novelists, the Porter sisters, who feature in our current exhibition, 'Quills and Characters'. Described as "the most famous sister novelists before the Brontës" the [...]
Chawton, Hampshire, April 2023. 2023 is the 20th anniversary of Chawton House opening to the public. To mark this milestone, the heritage site once owned by Jane Austen’s brother is launching an urgent fundraising appeal to ensure its legacy continues [...]
With lots of outdoor space to run and play on, a visit to Chawton House is the ideal way to keep the kids occupied over the Easter holidays. Enjoy a family day out in the picturesque Hampshire countryside with [...]
On this day in 1823, seminal Gothic writer Ann Radcliffe died. Described as ‘the great enchantress of that generation’, her influence on Gothic literature cannot be overstated. To mark the day, we are sharing an article written on a unique [...]
Chawton House hosts its annual evening orchard Wassail in the Walled Garden Last Saturday saw Chawton House celebrate a centuries-old tradition, the Wassail. Led by its Wassail Queen, the night held two purposes - encouraging good spirits into the [...]
Buttermere Lake a Shower by JMW Turner This post will be the last celebrating the Share a Bench with Jane campaign, supported by our wonderful friends at NAFCH. We are honoured to have these benches dotted around [...]
We are delighted to have welcomed a new addition to our collections this week, following our Autumn fundraising campaign. Mary Wollstonecraft’s Posthumous Works arrived safely with us, along with her translation of Jacques Necker: On The Importance Of Religious [...]
Chawton House Gardens In the 18th century, walking in the garden was a popular activity. The proposed health benefits, mixed with the opportunity to talk in unguarded spaces, meant that rambles through the garden became a particular [...]