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A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated examination of dress, clothing, fashion, and sewing in the Regency seen through the lens of Jane Austen’s life and writings -
Try your hand at creating some delicious dishes, inspired by 40 of the world's top chefs and how they cook with their own home grown produce. By Phaidon Editors. -
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'An intriguing and wholly original approach to Jane Austen... A most delightful book and a must for every Austen Reader.' Claire Tomalin, Author of Jane Austen: A Life Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world’s great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world. -
This lively 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for ornamental grasses and 'outdoor rooms' today. It tracks down the ordinary folk who worked the earth - the apprentice boys and weeding women, the florists and nursery gardeners - as well as aristocrats and grand designers and famous plant-hunters. -
A complete and accurate transcript of all Austen's letters as known to date, providing an unparalleled and irresistible insight into the life of Jane Austen. -
Originally published in the 1995 and now available in a fresh edition with a foreword by Zadie Smith, Gerzina’s engrossing classic brings to life Georgian Black Britain with vivid detail, highlighting fascinating individuals from Ignatius Sancho to Olaudah Equiano within the broader story of the struggle against enslavement. -
The Life and Influence of Martha Lloyd. The first novel by author Zöe Wheddon. 'A glorious celebration of Jane Austen, and a glorious celebration of friendship too. You'll want one copy for yourself and another for your own BFF.' - Lucy Worsley, Historian, Television Presenter and Author of Jane Austen at Home. -
Daredevil divas who first took to the sky. -
Authentic embroidery projects for modern stitchers. -
In this enthralling biography, Paula Byrne captures Mary Robinson's life in all its extraordinary, disgraceful, triumphant and romantic glory.
*Includes a free Mary Robinson Exhibition bookmark with every purchase* -
Enjoy re-living this classic Austen text with your very own beautiful clothbound edition.Jane Austen’s brilliant, hilarious - and often outrageous - early stories, sketches and pieces of nonsense. Written when she was just a teenager.
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Enjoy re-living this classic Austen text with your very own beautiful clothbound edition.Austen’s portrayal of Emma Woodhouse is a masterclass in irony and the management of narrative perspective – and one of the great high-wire acts of English literature.
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Enjoy re-living this classic Austen text with your very own beautiful clothbound edition.Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, is a witty satire of the sentimental novel, a popular genre in Britain throughout the 1790s and the Regency.
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Enjoy re-living this classic Austen text with your very own beautiful clothbound edition.7 years after Anne Elliot broke off her engagement, the dashing Captain Wentworth sweeps back into her life.
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Enjoy re-living this classic Austen text with your very own beautiful clothbound edition.It is a truth universally acknowledged... that Mr Darcy’s shirt remains dry throughout the novel.
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Read this fascinating account of Jane Austen's fifth Great niece and her experience of growing up at Chawton House. -
With all-new content for 2025, this almanac from the Royal Horticultural Society is packed full of advice on what to grow, what wildlife to watch out for and how to get the most of your garden in a sustainable way. -
Celebrate the season of Christmas and all things Victorian with this Activity and Sticker book, featuring puzzles, colouring pages and stickers galore! -
A stunning clothbound edition of Mary Shelley's infamous work of horror fiction, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. -
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possession of this good book must be in want of a drink.
