Chawton House Library is a 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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WHAT'S NEW
17 August 08 >> Charity Open Day Longstock Park Water Gardens
Join us for a Charity Open Day with the Hampshire Gardens Trust,at one of the worlds foremost water parks.
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9-11 July 2009 >> Conference:
New Directions in Austen Studies
To celebrate the bicentenary of Austen’s arrival in Chawton village, Chawton House Library
invites proposals for papers on any and all aspects of her work.
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Sep 2008 - July 2009 >> A Level student visits: Aphra Behn and Mary Shelley
Study visits for A level texts 'The Rover' and 'Frankenstein' - contact the Librarian or Archive and Education Officer More >
16 Oct 08 >> Fellow's Lecture. Byron & Women
Mad,Bad and Dangerous to know: Byron and Women. Peter Cochran a well known expert on Byron talks about the man and the women he knew More >
6 Nov 08 >> Fellow's Lecture. Lady Hester Stanhope
Star of the morning: The extraordinary story of the greatest woman traveller of her age. Kirsten Ellis talks about her new biography
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