Established in 1940, the Society’s main aim is to foster the appreciation and study of the work, life and times of Jane Austen, and the Austen family. More about the Society
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Forthcoming Events
Jane Austen Society York Conference
23 September 2021 to 26 September 2021
Fulford, York, United Kingdom
Nora Bartlett's Memorial Lecture
9 October 2021
Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Study Day and 30th Anniversary (belated)
23 October 2021
Aston-By-Stone, United Kingdom
London Branch Meeting
30 October 2021
London, United Kingdom
Latest News
Tribute to Helen Lefroy
The Jane Austen Society announces with much regret the death of Helen Lefroy, Vice-President of the Society.
Winner of inaugural Jane Austen Society UK Graduate and Early Career Researcher Essay Prize
Jennifer Robertson of the University of Stirling will be announced as the winner of the Essay Prize for 2020 at the Society’s virtual AGM on July 10th 2021.
Tribute to Deirdre le Faye
The Jane Austen Society announces with much regret the death of Deirdre Le Faye, Vice-President of the Society and eminent Austen scholar.
Sign us up!Announcing our Gothic season events! In 2021 our theme is 'when nature strike back'.
Join us for displays, trails and tours, private suppers, online talks on botanical Gothic & dark folklore, and Gothic contagion, and Hocus Pocus in the Barn. Find out more: chawtonhouse.org/2021/09/gothic-programme-at-chawton-house-when-nature-strikes-back/
Ten Austen-inspired things to do in Bath! We'd like to do each and every one of these.
How many have you ticked off your list? Is there anything you think is missing?
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Ten Jane Austen-Inspired Things to Do in Bath | Visit Bath
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Did you know Jane Austen once called Bath home? Discover ten quirkiest ways in which you can remember Jane and her legacy in the city this year.
I’m reading, and enjoying,’How to Read and Why’ by Harold Bloom. The blurb says “Info is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?”
Well, quite. It is full of good arguments for reading literature. Consider this as an example, “Why read ‘La Belle Dame sans Merci’? For its marvelous expression of the universal longing for romance, and it’s deep awareness that all romance, literary and human, depends upon incomplete and uncertain knowledge.”
It’s a goody.
(He says Austen is unsurpassed, good man.)
The Yearly Reading Challenge Group
Book Lovers📚 Café☕️
The Book Hangout Spot
For Reading Addicts
The Drones Club (P.G. Wodehouse Fans)
The Jane Austen Society UK
Diana Wynne Jones Appreciation Society
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
🍂’Her pleasure in the walk must arise from the exercise and the day, from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges, and from repeating to herself some few of the thousand poetical descriptions extant of autumn, that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness, that season which has drawn from every poet, worthy of being read, some attempt at description, or some lines of feeling.' - Jane Austen, Persuasion
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Only Jane Austen could convey her state of mind through this very sensitive personal depiction of the autumn landscape.
Great opportunity at Chawton House to become one of their General Assistants!
#janeausten #janeaustenbooks #janeaustenfan #janeaustenfilm #janeaustenquote #prideandprejudice #mansfieldpark #janeaustenemma #senseandsensibility #northangerabbey #persuasion #Sanditon #janeaustensociety #chawtonhouseCould you be one of our new General Assistants?
If you're a hard working, enthusiastic individual with a good understanding of customer service and a willingness to learn new skills, you may be the perfect candidate for this exciting and diverse role.
From supervising the shop, serving in the tea rooms or assisting with events, General Assistants are at the heart of everything Chawton House does.
For more information: chawtonhouse.org/get-involved/vacancies/
Discover the top ten Austen-inspired things to do in Bath this Autumn via our link in bio.
You may well have ticked lots of them off your list already. Is there anything you think is missing? We'd love to know!
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Interested in supporting the Jane Austen Society? Find out the different ways you can get involved, including how to support the 250 Fund and the 1775 Circle, on our website.
Link in bio.
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We are so looking forward to the annual conference later this month, taking place in the beautiful city of York. York has been chosen for its historic interest and unique charm; and after all, Jane Austen did say of Richard III, ‘but as he was York, I am rather inclined to suppose him a very respectable man’.
Booking closed for the conference in May, but we are so looking forward to seeing those of you who have tickets.
For more information on what we have planned, head to link in bio.
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Rare portrait of #JaneAusten on display @holburnemuseumbath after being loaned by @nationalportraitgallery. Although undated, the sketch, by her sister Cassandra, is believed to have been from about 1810, because of her age and dress.
Link in bio to read the full @bbcnews article.
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Two-week #SandiCon2022 convention next March. With week one based in London and week two touring around the countryside, making stops at @janeaustenshouse , @jane_austen_centre_bath, Bristol & significant filming locations, it's set to be a fabulous fortnight!
Link in bio for all the details.
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On the 14th August, The Jane Austen Society of Australia is hosting an online event - 'Meet Mr Wickham'. Susannah Fullerton, President of JASA, will be interviewing actor, Adrian Lukis via Zoom. (The event will be recorded).
In 1995, actor Adrian Lukis played the role of George Wickham in the acclaimed BBC production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Handsome and debonair, insincere and untrustworthy, his Wickham was a memorable part of that wonderful production. Who can forget his feigned modesty as he tells Elizabeth how Darcy has mistreated him? Or his elopement with bouncy Lydia Bennet?
Link in bio to secure your tickets 👆🏻.
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Ten Austen-inspired things to do in Bath! We'd like to do each and every one of these. How many have you ticked off your list? Is there anything you think is missing?
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Her pleasure in the walk must arise from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves & withered hedges, & from repeating to herself some few of the thousand poetical descriptions extant of autumn...
- Jane Austen
Decorate your home with the one and only Mr & Mrs Darcy. These exquisite dolls are part of a range of handmade Jane Austen themed decorations.
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Bath is the only city in the UK to be a designated World Heritage Site in its entirety.
Learn more about Bath's World Heritage status 🌎
https://visitbath.co.uk/inspire-me/history-and-heritage/world-heritage-bath/
Looking for a keepsake of your visit to Chawton House? Why not treat yourself to a new book?
From classic novels to biographies of famous women writers, there's something for everyone.
Not able to visit in person? Explore our online shop today: https://chawtonhouse.org/shop/
