New Chapter Begins for Chawton House Library
This year Chawton House Library, home to over 10,000 volumes and manuscripts, will open its doors to the public more than ever before.
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Today the Irish (and Irish at heart) around the world will be celebrating the Emerald Isle’s patron saint and culture.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Vera Brittain
Happy International Women’s Day! In the final of our countdown of great women writers, today we salute Vera Brittain in whose honour we are launching a brand new Visiting Fellowship…
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Anne Brontë
In the week running up to International Women’s Day on 8th March 2015, we are celebrating women writers who paved the way for the early feminists and are still inspiring women to Make It Happen today.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Mary Wollstonecraft
In the week running up to International Women’s Day on 8th March 2015, we are celebrating women writers who paved the way for the early feminists and are still inspiring women to Make It Happen today.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Mary Robinson
In the week running up to International Women’s Day on 8th March 2015, we are celebrating women writers who paved the way for the early feminists and are still inspiring women to Make It Happen today.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Eliza Haywood
In the week running up to International Women’s Day on 8th March 2015, we are celebrating women writers who paved the way for the early feminists and are still inspiring women to Make It Happen today.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Mary Astell
In the week running up to International Women’s Day on 8th March 2015, we are celebrating women writers who paved the way for the early feminists and are still inspiring women to Make It Happen today.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Aphra Behn
In the week running up to International Women’s Day on 8th March 2015, we are celebrating women writers who paved the way for the early feminists and are still inspiring women to Make It Happen today.
Recently Uploaded: Full List of Books in the Knight Collection
In addition to works written by women, Chawton House Library houses the Knight Collection, which is the private library belonging to the Knight family for over 400 years. The majority of the collection dates from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.