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This is a beautiful and moving novel written by Janet Todd, a novelist and internationally renowned scholar, known especially for her biographies of women writers such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, and Aphra Behn. -
Chawton House's digital magazine The Female Spectator vol 5, no. 2. -
Sail the seven seas like Ann Bonny and Mary Read in your own pirate blow boats! Battle for treasure with a game of noughts and crossbones! Perfect stocking filler! -
Explore the houses open to the public that were once home to some of the finest writers and musicians in Britain and Ireland. This Illustrated map shows where to find the birthplaces, lifelong residences or retreats where artists found peace and inspiration.
NB: This is a fold out Map.
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Perhaps a gift for someone special or something to keep you occupied during the cosy winter months. -
Learn more about your favourite feathered friends with this fun and interactive book. Perfect Christmas gift for the kids! -
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 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. -
An essential for any bookworm, this bookmark means you will no longer need to fold over the pages in your favourite books. A beautiful gift for any book lover. -
'I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!' - Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice A stylish A5 reading journal to record your thoughts on your recent reads. A perfect gift for book lovers and avid readers. -
A shiny little enamel pin badge parodying a classic book cover design. A perfect gift for a book lover. -
Support Chawton House and local artist Julia Morgan by sending this Chawton House winter wonderland card to family and friends. -
Online access to our digital storytelling performance: The Old Nurse’s Story by Elizabeth Gaskell. Instructions will be sent you in your Chawton House Shop purchase confirmation email. -
Drawings taken from the influential and beautifully illustrated ‘A Curious Herbal’, held in the Chawton House library collection. -
Chawton House's digital magazine The Female Spectator vol 5, no. 3. -
A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. -
Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was a ground-breaking work of literature which still resonates in feminism and human rights movements of today. -
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. -
'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.
