"A beautifully curated book celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with specially picked highlights sitting across the calendar year."
From the elegant cover to the thoughtfully curated contents, this truly is a celebration of Jane Austen. Jane Austen’s House is an accredited museum and famously resides in literary history as the location where she wrote and revised her published novels. A Jane Austen Year is testament to their deep abiding love for the author, and the welcome they provide: “This book is just one of the ways in which we hope to share Jane’s extraordinary home with the world”. Specially commissioned photos sit alongside extracts from the novels and Jane’s letters. Moments in history are connected to her family members, while locations from her novels dwell alongside information of stage and film productions. Snippets of gossip, items she loved, and home-making skills are all gathered into this seasonal guide that glows with deep affection and in-depth knowledge. 250 years after the birth of Jane Austen, this sits a beautiful reminder of her sparkling wit and eloquence. As you can probably tell I have fallen in love with this book of celebration and have chosen it as a LoveReading Star Book and Liz Pick of the Month. I feel it would make an absolutely gorgeous gift and one that would be truly treasured. Richly informative and colourful, A Jane Austen Year is quite simply, a slice of literary heaven.
This beautifully illustrated book charts the life of one of the world's most beloved authors through the letters, objects, and manuscripts that shaped her life.
Published in partnership with the curators of Jane Austen's House, the enchanting Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen's genius flourished that now attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Arranged over the course of a calendar year, from snowy scenes in January to festive recipes in December, specially commissioned photography of Austen's home and possessions are brought together with extracts from her books, reproductions of her letters, and stories of her life throughout the seasons. Highlights include the first time Austen read a published copy of Pride and Prejudice to an enraptured audience in her drawing room, affectionate letters to her sister Cassandra reproduced in full and an exquisite miniature portrait of Tom Lefroy, the man she nearly married.
Read this book for a unique and intimate insight into Austen's world. Dip into it as you will, or visit each month, and enjoy a full year of Austen-her life, works and letters, people and objects she knew, and of course her idyllic, inspiring home.
Jane Austen's House is the inspiring Hampshire cottage where the beloved author lived for the last eight years of her life. It houses an unparalleled collection of Austen treasures. Highlights include Jane's jewellery, letters, first editions of her novels and the table at which she wrote her much-loved books. Visitors can step back in time to 1816 and follow in Jane's footsteps as they explore the rooms where she lived and wrote. It has been open to the public as a museum since 1949
Image credit for Author image: Photography by Claire Aitkin
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