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“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison ”

Mary Shelley
1797-1851

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Chawton House Library is a UK registered charity with a unique collection of books focusing on women's writing in English from 1600 to 1830.
This specialist collection, set in the home and working estate of Jane Austen's brother, provides the opportunity to study and savour the texts in their original setting and inspires passion in readers of all ages. More >

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The Library's mission is to promote study and research in early English women's writing;to protect and preserve Chawton House, an English manor house dating from the Elizabethan period; and to maintain a rural English working manor farm of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, for the benefit of everyone.

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WHAT'S NEW

19 May 2012  >>
Below Stairs with the Edwardian Servants

Meet costumed Edwardian staff as they carry out their hosehold duties. Discover how the team - from scullery maids to butlers- worked efficiently.
A Museums at Night event
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24 May 2012 >>
Evening Talk

Hallie Rubenhold.
The Wicked World of Austen's Women.

At a time when instructional literature and novels warned women not to step off the path of righteousness, what was the fate of those who did?
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6 - 8 June 2012  >> Children's Garden Trail

Chawton House Library has put together a fascinating garden trail for budding explorers, suitable for visiting families at half term.
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7 June 2012 >>
Evening Lecture

‘Much Ado About Muffs: Actresses, Accessories, and Austen’
Dr Laura Engel presents a fascinating insight into eighteenth-century culture in her lecture, ‘Much Ado About Muffs’.
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27 July 2012 >>
Open-Air Theatre Advance Notice

Pack your picnic and enjoy an evening with
Heartbreak Productions in the grounds of Chawton House Library.

Performing Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, the company delivers this well-loved comedy with flair and ingenuity – and more than a little ‘feel good’ factor!
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