| Author | : Lucy Worsley |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2017-07-11 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 125013160X |
A trip back to the world of Jane Austen and the homes she lived in with noted historian Lucy Worsley.
At Home with Jane Austen
| Author | : Kim Wilson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2014-10-01 |
| Genre | : Country life |
| ISBN | : 9780711235465 |
Explore the homes which shaped our best-loved novelist. Jane Austen is among the most widely read and beloved authors in English literature. Her novels vividly depict the society and world in which she lived with humour and sharp social commentary. Jane’s own life and emotional experiences, deeply influenced by where she lived in southern England and her travels to other parts of the country, are reflected in her works and in the importance of house and home to her characters. With newly commissioned photographs of Chawton House and Steventon Church and village in Hampshire, and a wide range of contemporary illustration, Kim Wilson explores the homes which shaped this best-loved novelist, bringing to life the domestic settings of her great works.
In the Garden with Jane Austen
| Author | : Kim Wilson |
| Publisher | : Frances Lincoln |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011-04-01 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9780711225947 |
Jane Austen loved a garden. She took a keen interest in flower gardening and kitchen gardening alike. This book strolls through the sorts of gardens that Jane Austen would have known and visited: the gardens of the great estates, cottage gardens, gardens in town, and public gardens and parks. Some of the gardens she owned or knew exist still in some form today; among the gardens highlighted is the restored garden at Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton, England, complete with a sample planting plan of the flowers grown there now. The book also includes touring information for gardens featured in film adaptations of the novels. With lush photos, social history, excerpts from the novels, information on her life, and period drawings, this book brings Georgian and Regency gardens and Jane Austen’s world to life. In the Garden with Jane Austen captures the essence and beauty of the traditional English garden. As the heroine of Mansfield Park Fanny Price observes, “To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment.”
The Jane Austen Society
| Author | : Natalie Jenner |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 2020-05-26 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1250248728 |
* INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * "This novel delivers sweet, smart escapism." —People "Fans of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society... A charming and memorable debut, which reminds us of the universal language of literature and the power of books to unite and heal." —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England's finest novelists. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen's legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen's home and her legacy. These people—a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others—could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. As each of them endures their own quiet struggle with loss and trauma, some from the recent war, others from more distant tragedies, they rally together to create the Jane Austen Society. A powerful and moving novel that explores the tragedies and triumphs of life, both large and small, and the universal humanity in us all, Natalie Jenner's The Jane Austen Society is destined to resonate with readers for years to come.
Tea with Jane Austen
| Author | : Kim Wilson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780972121798 |
While to us tea is an everyday commodity, in Austen's time it was relatively expensive, and to be able to offer it to visitors implied some degree of social status. This book examines the social customs of the time, and includes recipes.
I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend
| Author | : Cora Harrison |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2010-11-30 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0330536184 |
Secrets, intrigue, and meddling in love – I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend by Cora Harrison is a historical romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Bridgerton. Jane says that if I am to be the heroine of this story, something will throw a hero in my way . . . I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend is the secret diary of Jenny Cooper, Jane Austen’s teenage friend and confidante. Their evenings are a blur of beautiful dresses, balls, gossip and romance; their days are spent writing about them – Jenny in her diary, Jane in her first attempts at fiction. When Jenny falls utterly in love with a handsome naval officer, obstacles stand in their way. Who better to help her than Jane herself, who already considers herself an expert in love and relationships?
A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice
| Author | : Jasmine A. Stirling |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2021-03-30 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1547601124 |
For fans of I Dissent and She Persisted -- and Jane Austen fans of all ages -- a picture book biography about the beloved and enduring writer and how she found her unique voice. Witty and mischievous Jane Austen grew up in a house overflowing with words. As a young girl, she delighted in making her family laugh with tales that poked fun at the popular novels of her time, stories that featured fragile ladies and ridiculous plots. Before long, Jane was writing her own stories-uproariously funny ones, using all the details of her life in a country village as inspiration. In times of joy, Jane's words burst from her pen. But after facing sorrow and loss, she wondered if she'd ever write again. Jane realized her writing would not be truly her own until she found her unique voice. She didn't know it then, but that voice would go on to capture readers' hearts and minds for generations to come.
Dress in the Age of Jane Austen
| Author | : Hilary Davidson |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2019-10-04 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 0300218729 |
This beautifully illustrated book explores the rich complexity of Regency clothing through the lens of the collected writings of Jane Austen.
Martha Lloyd's Household Book
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2021-06-11 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781851245604 |
This is the first facsimile publication of 'Martha Lloyd's Household Book', the manuscript cookbook of Jane Austen's closest friend. Martha's notebook is reproduced to scale in a colour facsimile section with complete transcription and detailed annotation. Introductory chapters discuss its place among other household books of the long eighteenth century. Martha Lloyd befriended a young Jane Austen and later lived with Jane, her sister Cassandra and their mother at the cottage in Chawton, Hampshire, where Jane wrote or revised her novels. Martha later married into the Austen family. Her collection features recipes and remedies handwritten during a period of over thirty years and includes the only surviving recipes from Mrs Austen and Captain Francis Austen, Jane's mother and brother. There are many connections between Martha's book and Jane Austen's writing, including white soup from 'Pride and Prejudice' and the author's favourites - toasted cheese and mead. The family, culinary and literary connections detailed in the introductory chapters of this work give a fascinating perspective on the time and manner in which both women lived, thanks to this extraordinary artefact passed down through the Austen family.
