Jane Austen
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Celebrating Jane Austen 250
This week, on 16th December, we reached the milestone of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Austen is a phenomenon, as well as a person. It never ceases to amaze me when I sit and think about how the clever, witty and profound words from one woman’s pen have created a worldwide community of people who love, read more
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Book Review | “The Worlds of Jane Austen”, by Helena Kelly
We are so spoilt this year for wonderful books celebrating the life, legacy and work of Jane Austen. I was so excited to discover that Helena Kelly had written a new book: I have waxed lyrical before about her book Jane Austen: The Secret Radical, which I recommend all the time. Her new book, The read more
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Book Review | “Wild for Austen”, by Devoney Looser
I’ve long been of the opinion that anyone who thinks Jane Austen and her work is prim, or staid, or old-fashioned, is completely missing something. Austen is not exactly the (early nineteenth-century equivalent) of thrilling car chases and nail-biting mystery, but she and her work is so much… well, wilder than she is generally given read more
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Event | Jane Austen talk at Bowood, 20th & 21st September 2025
I am thrilled to invite you to come and join me for a talk about Jane Austen and women’s lives in Georgian England at Bowood House and Gardens, Wiltshire. Jane Austen’s insights into the lives of women in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries are absolutely fascinating. In all honesty, my love for this read more
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Exhibition | Jane Austen: Down to the Sea
People in eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain loved the seaside. It’s an important period in the growth of a seaside resort holiday, and towns like Brighton and Lyme Regis grew exponentially. Jane Austen frequently referenced seaside towns, or indeed, took her characters there. She even began to create a whole fictional resort of Sanditon, before having read more
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Book Review | “Six Weeks By The Sea”, by Paula Byrne
I hope you’re enjoying celebrating Jane Austen 250 this year! I feel like I am in the midst of a very Jane Austen summer – and have been a little silent on my blog as I have some very exciting articles coming out soon that I’ve been writing instead. But, for now, I am incredibly read more
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The Little Historians Magazine | Life of Jane Austen Documentary
I’m back with more exciting Jane Austen-related news! In Austen’s big year, I am so thrilled to have a part in a few things going on, and this is one of them. In autumn last year, I went into Bath and did some filming at the Jane Austen Centre with the lovely Rosie and Katie read more
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Book Review | Janet Todd, “Living with Jane Austen”
It truly is the year of Austen in 2025, which I am so thrilled about. There are plenty of events, things to watch, see and do, and perhaps most importantly, read. I have my eye on many new Austen titles I’ll share as the year goes on, but today, I’m really pleased to share with read more
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New Podcast | HistoryExtra, “Jane Austen: Life of the Week”
Hello and happy February! This year is already shaping up to be a true Jane Austen year, and I’ve been celebrating by having a wonderful conversation with Emily Briffett at BBC HistoryExtra about the life of my favourite author/woman in history, which is out today wherever you listen to your podcasts! I hope that you read more
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Discover Jane Austen’s London with a Historic Walking Tour (with me!)
Happy Friday and I hope you are having a wonderful new year! I am really excited to share a project I’ve been working on for a little while – that has perfect timing to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday this year. I’d like to invite you to come and discover Jane Austen’s London with a read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 