The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention.
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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. -
Daredevil divas who first took to the sky. -
A wearable homage to Aphra Behn, the first English woman to earn a living from writing. “All women together ought to let flowers fall on the tomb of Aphra Behn . . . For it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” - Virginia Woolf Tatty Devine x Chawton House collection, inspired by our library and unique 'Early Women Writers' collection here at Chawton House. -
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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. -
A Pocket Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is a profane guide to the slang from the backstreets and taverns of 18th-century London. -
Immerse yourself in the works of Jane Austen with this unique puzzle, which combines the fun of a jigsaw, with the intrigue of a county ball as you read the clues and figure out the logic to build the final image! -
A beautifully illustrated A5 print, depicting the approach to Chawton House. -
Two-sided keyring, depicting Chawton House and Mary Robinson, who is the subject of our current exhibition 'Mary Robinson: Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical'. -
The Other Knight Boys: Jane Austen's Dispossessed Nephews. -
Read this fascinating account of Jane Austen's fifth Great niece and her experience of growing up at Chawton House. -
A shiny little enamel pin badge parodying a classic book cover design. A perfect gift for a book lover.