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Jane Austen's House Museum Celebrates the 200 year Anniversary of Sense and Sensibility
We are delighted to announce the long awaited arrival of the commemorative Chawton Cottage edition of Sense and Sensibility to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its first publication. It is a facsimile of the first edition from our own collection, with a limited run of just 500 copies worldwide at a cost of £150. It includes a foreword by Professor Kathryn Sutherland. Available
to buy now.
This will be the first in a series with all the novels being produced as their bicentenaries occur over the next few years.
Weekly quote ‘My mother is very well and finds great amusement in the glove knitting.' - letter to Cassandra Austen, 24th Jan 1813.
The novelist Jane Austen is known worldwide for her popular novels describing the society of pre-industrial England. She spent the last eight years of her life here at Chawton in the 17th century house which is now preserved in her memory. She wrote some of her best and most popular work here. Come and visit us and let us tell you the story of Jane Austen and her family.
The House has seen some major new
developments recently - made possible due to a substantial
grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. We have a new
learning centre at the rear of our garden and the
funding is also being used for a wide range of new
activities that help interpret of the life and times
of Jane Austen.
See the News and What's On section
on this site for more.
Note: We are
not the Jane Austen Society or Chawton House Library.
We have good working relationships with both, Please
see our Links page for their details.
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