Jane Austen, From the Writing Table to the World

Saturday 10th May 2025, 11:00-12:00

Venue: Window Gallery, Reading Museum

In this illustrated talk, the Director of Jane Austen’s House, Lizzie Dunford, will explore the extraordinary literary legacy of Jane Austen’s final home, and its ongoing global impact.

As the place from which Austen revise and wrote all six of her novels, Jane Austen’s House holds a unique significance in the history of the development of the novel.

Using the extraordinary collection of letters, first editions and objects held at the museum, this lecture will celebrate Austen’s life and storytelling within the walls of this special place, in this special anniversary year.

 

Who

Adults and 16+

When

Saturday 10th May 2025, 

Where

Reading Museum

Price

£10 per person.