Historic Garden to Host Event to Mark Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary

For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

In Pride and Prejudice (1813), when heroine Elizabeth Bennet arrives at Netherfield Park with “her petticoat six inches deep in mud”, she walks not only through the fields of Hertfordshire, but into one of literature’s most memorable images of women’s independence. Her decision to walk alone, “above her ankles in dirt”, is met with horror. “What could she mean by it?” sneers Miss Bingley. “It seems to me to show an abominable sort of conceited i…

Historic garden to host event to mark Jane Austen's 250th anniversary

Lydiard Park in Swindon is set to host a Regency dance class to mark Jane Austen's 250th anniversary.

Bassetlaw Museum - Life Publications

Bassetlaw Museum will be hosting a photography workshop and a talk on Jane Austen during July, with the current photography exhibition now extended into August. Invisible Light – Lumen Photograms and Alternative Process Prints – An Alternative Photography Workshop with Alan Withington Wednesday 16th July, 1.00pm to 4.00pm This hands-on workshop introduces some of the techniques behind the images featured in the ‘Invisible Light’ exhibition. Part…

Jane Austen's family celebrates 250th birthday at historic Chawton House

The grounds of Chawton House were filled with joy and nostalgia as Caroline Jane Knight, Jane Austen’s fifth great-niece, hosted a remarkable 250th birthday celebration for her famous ancestor.