Chawton House has acquired a rare copy of Charlotte Smith's (1749-1806) first novel, Manon L'Escaut: or, The Fatal Attachment We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Manon L'Escaut: or, The Fatal Attachment. A French Story (London: Printed for T. [...]
. Are you a postgraduate or early career researcher working on early women's writing? We are delighted to announce that we are now receiving applications for our 2022 Fellowships. If you've struggled to find the space, time and resources for [...]
Earlier this year, we announced a new summer Fellowship programme aimed specifically at early career researchers. In August we will welcome three residential Visiting Fellows working on women’s writing of the long eighteenth century. These Fellowships have been [...]
For the month of August, 2021, we are delighted to offer three residential fellowships for UK-based postgraduate or early career researchers (within 5 years of PhD) working on women’s writing of the long eighteenth century. These fellowships have been made [...]
Search the new online catalogue of our books and manuscripts We're delighted that the online catalogue of our books and manuscript collection is once again available, following its move to a new hosting platform. Our online catalogue provides details [...]
It is now looking as though the UK can start to emerge from lockdown. At Chawton House, we are planning our reopening, and delighted to be able to go ahead with our Plant Fairs Roadshow in July (with safety [...]
Chawton House’s magazine, The Female Spectator, is relaunching with a special lockdown issue, to be published online in June. The frontispiece to Eliza Haywood's Female Spectator Originally set up in 1995, Chawton House’s magazine is a tribute [...]
Chawton House welcomes the arrival of a two-volumed work that has just been purchased by the 'Godmersham Lost Sheep Society' (GLOSS). Beautifully illustrated, this 1754 work by Jonas Hanway titled An Historical Account of the British Trade over the [...]
At the beginning of March, a day after opening to the public, Chawton House welcomed the return of Professor Peter Sabor from McGill University, Canada. He provided a fascinating evening talk on the new Godmersham Park virtual library that [...]
After four years as Executive Director, Dr Gillian Dow has been awarded a 12-month Leverhulme Research Fellowship, which she will take up in early 2019. After this fellowship, Gillian will be returning to her position as Associate Professor in the [...]