LIBRARY AND EARLY WOMEN'S WRITING

The Chawton House Library collections focus primarily on women's writing in English from 1600 to 1830, and the library is open for members of the public to use. Further information about the collections and using the library is below, together with several online resources in the subject area.

The collections

An overview of the Library's collection of early women's writing. More >

The collections

Using the Library

Information about using the Library and its facilities. More >

Using the Library

Women writers

A collection of online biographies of early women writers. More >

Women writers

Novels-On-Line

Full-text transcripts of some of the Library's rarest novels. More >

Novels-On-Line

Reading group

Monthly meetings to discuss the work of early women writers. More >

Reading group

The Female Spectator

Details of how to receive the Library's quarterly newsletter. More >

The Female Spectator

Further information

Related links, plus undergraduate research on the collection. More >

Further information

TREASURES IN THE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

The original manuscript of Jane Austen's dramatic adaptation of Samuel Richardson's novel <em>The History of Sir Charles Grandison</em>

The original manuscript of Jane Austen's dramatic adaptation of Samuel Richardson's novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison is just one of the fascinating items in the library collections. More >