'A stunning, sophisticated and thought-provoking journey through Austen's life, written by a world expert. This book is small but so, so beautiful, and utterly perfectly formed.' – Lucy Worsley
We are delighted to welcome our Esteemed Patroness, Professor Kathryn Sutherland, to introduce her new book Jane Austen in 41 Objects.
More than 200 years after Jane Austen’s death, we are still looking for clues about this extraordinary writer’s life. What might we learn if we take a glimpse inside the biographies of objects that crossed her path in life and afterwards – things that she cherished or cast aside, or that furnished the world in which she moved, or that have themselves been inspired by her legacy?
Kathryn will discuss some of the objects from the book, from the Jane Austen’s House collection – ranging from a muslin shawl to a wallpaper fragment, a tea caddy to the dining-room grate.
As so many of the objects featured in the book are in the Jane Austen’s House collection, this talk will be especially pertinent and fascinating to experience here. We may even get a few objects out from their storage boxes for you to see up close!
After the talk, join Kathryn for tea and cake, pick up a signed copy of Jane Austen in 41 Objects, and pop into the House to see more of the objects discussed.
Details:
Date: Saturday 10 May
Time: 3pm – 4pm
Location: This event is at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton.
Tickets: £15
BOOK HERE:
https://janeaustens.house/events/talk-jane-austen-in-41-objects/
This event is part of our Spring Fling: Sense and Sensibility Festival, running from 1 – 11 May 2025
You may also like the following events from Jane Austen's House Museum:
- Next Thursday, 1st May, 07:00 pm, Virtual Talk: Cassandra's Drawings and Drawing Cassandra in Alton, Hampshire
- Next Saturday, 3rd May, 10:30 am, Spring Walk and Poetry Workshop in Liss
- Next Sunday, 4th May, 11:00 am, Talk: Living (and ageing) with Jane Austen in Liss
Also check out other
Festivals in Liss,
Arts events in Liss,
Literary Art events in Liss.
