One might say that Austen herself was living in her own ideal setting at Chawton: As she wrote to Anna Austen in 1814, “You are now collecting your People delightfully, getting them exactly into such a spot as is the delight of my life;—3 or 4 Families in a Country Village is the very thing to work on.”
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New Beginnings at Chawton Cottage
Posted in Jane Austen's World on January 11, 2021| 12 Comments »
A Trip to Chawton Cottage by Susan Branch
Posted in Chawton Cottage, Jane Austen's life, Jane Austen's World, tagged Rachel Dodge, Susan Branch, Tony Grant on April 23, 2020| 3 Comments »
Inquiring readers, During the Covid-19 lock down, I’ve missed traveling around my country. I intended to go abroad as well, but had to lay those plans aside. The internet affords me a way to satisfy my wanderlust. Today as I e-searched Jane Austen’s gardens and her family’s use of fruits and herbs in making wines […]
Lady Botanists and the Chawton House Virtual Garden Festival By Brenda S. Cox
Posted in 18th C. Botany, Jane Austen's World, tagged Amanda Edmiston, Beatrix Potter, Brenda Cox, Chawton House, Elizabeth Blackwell, Gilbert White, Kim Wilson, Lucy Sarah Atkins, Mary Roberts, Priscilla Wakefield on June 21, 2020| 8 Comments »
“after descending to the brink of the river for the better inspection of some curious water-plant, . . .” –Pride and Prejudice, chapter 43; Elizabeth Bennet, the Gardiners, and Mr. Darcy do a bit of “botanizing” during their walk at Pemberley. On May 30 and 31, 2020, Chawton House hosted a refreshing Virtual Garden Festival. […]
A Walk Through Chawton, Jane Austen’s Home
Posted in Chawton Cottage, jane austen, Jane Austen's life, Jane Austen's World, tagged Constance Hill, Emma, Tony Grant on April 30, 2016| 17 Comments »
Inquiring readers, In celebration of the 200 year anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Emma, frequent contributor, Tony Grant, visited Chawton House to view a special exhibit. Read his post about the exhibit on Jane Austen in Vermont in this link. Tony reserved a slew of photos for this blog and added his commentary. […]
A Drive Through Chawton Village
Posted in 19th Century England, jane austen, Jane Austen's life, Jane Austen's World, tagged Chawton, Chawton Cottage, Hampshire on May 25, 2013| 13 Comments »
Tony Grant’s recent pictorial visit to Chawton was so popular that I thought you would like to see the village in which Jane Austen lived out the last years of her life. You might want to reference Tony’s images with the ones below, which were taken with Google maps. After I made these, I felt […]
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