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According to family lore, this is Jane's favorite reading nook in Chawton Great House, the mansion where her brother Edward lived with h...

 I was honored to meet Jeremy Knight, who is descended from Jane's brother Edward. He volunteers at Chawton House and explained the gene...

  On May 24 th , Cassie took Jane to Winchester to be closer to her physician.  They stayed at No. 8 College Street, where Jane tried to kee...

 Heather and I had a wonderful time following in the footsteps of Jane Austen. Here are some highlights... Winchester Cathedral hosted 400 g...

 This is the title page of the History of England that Jane wrote when she was young. Check out the note at the bottom:  N.B. There will be...

  Action between the British Frigate Unicorn and the French Frigate La Tribune June 8, 1796 The newspapers in June 1796 were full of the i...

  A Bathing Machine in Jane Austen's time Jane Austen tried  sea bathing when they stayed on the coast. A section of the beach was desig...

  One of my favorite writers about Jane Austen is Brenda S. Cox. You can find her website at https://topazcrossbooks.com/. She reviews books...

Jane's copy of Elegant Extracts in Prose  Jane's father assigned his children and students readings from Elegant Extracts in Prose, ...

  Jane Austen was educated at home for most of her childhood, but she did attend the Abbey School at Reading for about 18 months. This histo...

  Jane Austen admired Mary Queen of Scots, and Cassandra made this illustration of the unfortunate queen using Jane as her model. The illust...

This is Steventon Rectory, where Jane grew up. Her father served the local parishes of Steventon and Deane. Her home rose three stories high...

 Jane's brother Edward had two homes, and this one is Chawton Great House near the cottage where Jane, her mother, her sister Cassandra,...

  Chawton Cottage When Jane was 33 years old, she and her family moved into Chawton Cottage, which was provided by her brother, Edward. Her ...

  Jane's father used this Bible as the rector of Steventon Parish. The Church of St. Nicholas was built 500 years before Jane's time...

Today is the day of the Winchester Ball in honor of Jane Austen! I'm hoping to learn more about dancing in Jane Austen's time. My fr...

 Jane Austen was buried at Winchester Cathedral.  Her sister Cassandra wrote in a letter to Fanny Knight two days after Jane’s death, “I hav...

 This is our plan for seeing Bath, where Jane Austen lived for seven years. Bath is famous for Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths that still pipe w...

St. Swithin's Church  Jane Austen's parents were married at this church in Bath, and it was just down the street from her aunt and u...

 This is a map of the Labyrinth at Sydney Gardens in Bath, where Jane Austen liked to stroll. Can you navigate your way to the center? The g...