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Jane Austen - Brief History PDF Print
Friday, 25 August 2006

ImageJane Austen lived in Chawton from 1809 until just before her death in 1817, whilst in the village she wrote and revised a number of books including Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, which she had written some years earlier, and then wrote Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion.

The best way to find out more about Jane Austen is to visit her home, here in Chawton. The house is now run as a museum

Contact details for the museum are

Phone : 01420 83262 from within the UK or +44 1420 83262 from abroad.
Internet : http://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/

Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 March 2008 )
 
Chawton The Last 100 Years PDF Print
Sunday, 01 January 2006

To mark the Year 2000 and to ensure that our village history is captured for future generations, Chawton produced a book marking the last 100 years. This book gives a great insight into the village and shows how little its changed over time.

Copies of the book can be purchased in the Jane Austen House Museum

Last Updated ( Friday, 23 February 2007 )
 
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