Exploring the rain Jane trail
Writer, Harriet Bradley, reviews the Rain Jane Trail and tells us more about the thirty-six Austen trails in and around Winchester.
Posted: April 18th 2017
Blog tags: History, Latest News, Tours
Categories: Jane Austen Archives, Personal History
The Jane Austen Writer's Club by Rebecca Smith
Our reviewer, Harriet Smith, discovers that many Janeites harbour a love for creative writing. Rebecca Smith, author of The Jane Austen Writer's Club and five-times-great-niece...
Posted: March 28th 2017
Blog tags: Book Reviews, Latest News
Category: Jane Austen Books
Beware the Stinking Fish - Jane Austen and Southampton
The Stinking Fish of Southampton Festival promises to be a lively celebration of Jane Austen’s presence in this south-coast city, organised to mark...
Posted: March 14th 2017
Blog tags: Latest News
The mystery of the missing Jane Austen bust
Never has there been a more appropriate story for the Jane Austen Detectives. A stone bust of Jane’s head once stood as the centrepiece of the...
Posted: March 9th 2017
Blog tags: Latest News
The truth about Mr Darcy
When you think of Mr Darcy the odds are you think of something like this. And you’re not alone – the image of Colin...
Posted: February 16th 2017
Blog tags: Latest News
The Queen attends Jane Austen talk
Her Majesty the Queen recently attended a talk on Jane Austen by royal historian and television presenter Lucy Worsley, hosted by the Sandringham and West...
Posted: February 16th 2017
Blog tags: Latest News
Winchester showcases Jane Austen artefacts
Hot off the press the BBC reports that the Hampshire City of Winchester will host an extensive exhibition in association with the Jane Austen House...
Posted: January 31st 2017
Blog tags: Food and Beverages, Latest News
Category: Social History
Jane Austen's double whammy 200 years on
Chief reporter, Robert Mendick from The Telegraph newspaper, describes how Jane Austen will not only appear on the new £10 British bank note in 2017,...
Posted: January 8th 2017
Blog tags: Latest News
Jane Austen - the ultimate romantic
Astrologer Alison Gunn Ph.D from the website beyondthestarsastrology.com analyses Jane Austen's birth chart for 16th December, 1775. She examines Jane's deepest nature and finds glimpses...
Posted: December 16th 2016
Blog tags: Latest News