An innovative and evocative exploration of Austen’s places, including Chawton House, that breathes life into a literary legend.
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Who was the real Jane Austen? A retiring spinster content with quiet village life? Or a strong-minded woman who chose to remain unmarried and to fashion herself as a professional writer?
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Austen’s novels depict a world of civility, reassuring stability and continuity. Claire Tomalin’s biography paints a surprisingly different picture of the Austen family and their Hampshire neighbours.
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This collage was one of a set of three works created by artist Louisa Albani in response to her visit to Chawton House in 2019. -
This collage was one of a set of three works created by artist Louisa Albani in response to her visit to Chawton House in 2019. -
A beautifully illustrated A5 print, depicting the approach to Chawton House. -
Treat someone special to a Chawton House experience. By buying our gift vouchers , you are also supporting Chawton House and the conservation work that we do. -
The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention.
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*Back Soon!* Regale with all things Regency and put your knowledge to the test with 52 trivia and game cards, each one featuring a multiple-choice trivia question, charade, game or challenge about Jane Austen and her beloved classics. -
Online access to the 2024 British Science Week Programme at Chawton House: Ladies of Science. Many pioneering women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries made inroads in botany, geology, mathematics, astronomy, palaeontology, and other disciplines, both disseminating scientific knowledge to others, but also making extraordinary discoveries against considerable odds. This programme explores five of these scientific women, whose work can be found in the Chawton House collection. -
Charlotte Gordon brings to life the extraordinary lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley in this fascinating dual biography. -
Looking for the perfect stocking filler? Look no further. Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. -
'You can't help feeling that Jane would have approved.' OBSERVER 'It won't surprise me if this is one of the books of the year' RTE From the #1 bestselling author of Miss Austen. A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her family. -
A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. -
Based on a literary mystery that has long puzzled biographers and academics, Miss Austen is a wonderfully original and emotionally complex novel, written by Gill Hornby, about the loves and lives of Cassandra and Jane Austen. -
Pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft's Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark was her most popular book during her lifetime. Part travel book, part personal, social, and political memoir, her response to nature and society contains some of her most brilliant writing and gives us a genuine insight into her personality. -
Jane Austen always knows just the right thing to say. With this pocket collection of quotes from Jane’s novels and letters, you too, will have a quip for every situation. -
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Based on a large family home built over 200 years ago, you can have hours of fun arranging the furnishings, helping the cook in the kitchen and the groom in the stables! -
Chawton House's digital magazine The Female Spectator vol 6, no. 1. This bumper issue covers the whole of 2022. -
An imaginative nature-themed activity book for children, packed with different things to do. -
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"She is a women of undoubted genius" - Samuel Taylor Coleridge Cotton tote bag, featuring a hand drawn illustration inspired by the portrait by John Hoppner, accompanies our Mary Robinson exhibition and is the perfect souvenir. -
A bumper activity book companion to the bestselling series featuring colouring, stickers, search & find, dot-to-dot, spot the difference, mazes, and more, in paperback format. -
Join some of the world's most inspiring women in this fact-packed and fun-filled activity book! -
This board book version of Jane Austen - from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series - introduces the youngest dreamers to this great British novelist. -
Austen abridged for all ages, these Baker Street Readers editions retell the world's greatest classic stories.
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Austen abridged for all ages, these Baker Street Readers editions retell the world's greatest classic stories.
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Austen abridged for all ages, these Baker Street Readers editions retell the world's greatest classic stories.
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Austen abridged for all ages, these Baker Street Readers editions retell the world's greatest classic stories.
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Austen abridged for all ages, these Baker Street Readers editions retell the world's greatest classic stories.
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Austen abridged for all ages, these Baker Street Readers editions retell the world's greatest classic stories.
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Photographic notecards with images of Chawton House and grounds, taken by Claire Lewis Photography.
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This classic text, in shortened form, highlights Mary Wollstonecraft's arguments for the importance of female education and female contribution to society. -
Drawings taken from the influential and beautifully illustrated ‘A Curious Herbal’, held in the Chawton House library collection. -
A beautifully painted blank greeting card of the Walled Garden at Chawton House. From an original work by Hampshire artist Julia Rose Harnwell. -
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*Back Soon* A beautifully illustrated blank greeting card depicting Chawton House and some of the highlights in our collection. Made exclusively for Chawton House by The Marches Studio. -
Jane Austen Heroines Portrait Cards by artist Daisy Harcourt, These wonderful blank greeting cards are a must for any Jane Austen fan 6 beautiful illustrations of our favourite heroines: Elizabeth Bennet, Emma Woodhouse, Anne Elliot, Catherine Morland, Charlotte Heywood, Fanny Price. Top Row (L-R): Elizabeth Bennet, Fanny Price Middle Row: Anne Elliott, Catherine Morland Bottom Row: Charlotte Heywood, Emma Woodhouse
