In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary is the middle of the five Bennet girls and the plainest of them all, so what hope does she have? Prim and pious, with no redeeming features, she is unloved and seemingly unlovable.
Inspired by the Hugh Thomson illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice, held in the Chawton House collection, adorn your tree with this stunning 8cm Peacock scalloped Glass Bauble.
Online access to our gothic month pre-recorded talk: Of False Hair, Bolstered Hips and Witchcraft: The Act of Parliament that Never Was. Instructions will be sent you in your Chawton House Shop purchase confirmation email.
The Watsons by Jane Austen & Rose Servitova is the tale of four sisters as they seek security, love and happiness in a world where the most important decisions affecting their lives, are not always theirs to make. It is a book about relationships, freedom and personal empowerment.
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.