Austens

Vicarage owned by Jane Austen’s nephew goes on the market for £3.5million

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A former vicarage once owned by Jane Austen’s nephew which backs onto the River Thames has gone on sale for £3.5million – but the new owners aren’t allowed to play music during a church service or serve afternoon teas.  Berkeleys in Bray, Berkshire was the home of James Edward Austen-Leigh, who wrote a biography of his aunt … Read more

As a new film of Emma is released, here’s how you can step into Jane Austen’s world

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Jane Austen was wrong to describe Emma as ‘a heroine whom no one but myself will much like’.  It’s a little over 200 years since Austen wrote the story of spoilt, match-making Emma Woodhouse, who blunders around polite Regency society before experiencing both her comeuppance and a satisfying happily-ever-after – and our love affair shows … Read more