Jane Austen died 208 years ago today at the age of 41. She left us with timeless novels that a legion of followers could devour every word for many generations. We love you Jane Austen! May all her readers experience joy & have their own happy ending ~ JaneAustenLIVES 🌺🩷

Jane Austen’s beloved “Pride & Prejudice” first arrived more than two centuries ago. This story of courage, inner strength & the pursuit of true love has gained an avid fan base & inspired multiple film adaptations over the years. Did you enjoy Pride & Prejudice? Let us know 🩷

We know you've been yearning for a sneak peek. Pride & Prejudice is officially in production. Here's a first look featuring Emma Corrin, Freya Mavor, Olivia Colman, Hopey Parish, Rhea Norwood, and Hollie Avery as the Bennet women.

“Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her. He really believed, that were it not for the inferiority of her connections, he should be in some danger” ~ Jane Austen

🌿 Picture of the Day — Sense and Sensibility (1995) 🌿 Elinor, working in silence, watching as Colonel Brandon reads poetry to the recovering Marianne… a scene glimpsed through a window, filled with quiet tenderness and unspoken feeling. #JaneAusten #MyJaneAustenBookClub

“But your family owe me nothing. Much as I respect them, I believe I thought only of you” ~ Jane Austen

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature” ~ Jane Austen

“I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!” ~ Jane Austen

ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR PERSUASION AND POETRY FESTIVAL, 12-21 September 2025! We can’t wait to welcome you to our penultimate celebration marking 250 years of Jane Austen in 2025! starting with a night of poetry at our local bookshop, Goldfinch Books. 🔗 janeaustens.house/visit/whats-on/

“And then you have added so much to it yourself—you are always buying books” ~ Jane Austen

“I cannot make speeches, Emma. If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more” ~ Jane Austen

“Do not consider me now as an elegant female, intending to play you, but as a rational creature, speaking the truth from her heart” ~ Jane Austen

📺 Tune into our YouTube channel at 9pm tonight to watch our exclusive film, Celebrating 30 Years of Pride and Prejudice (1995), at the exact time the first episode of this iconic BBC adaptation aired 30 years ago! ⏰ 9pm TONIGHT! 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=TI127I…

That awkward moment when someone says that Jane Eyre wrote “Pride and Prejudice.” #ThereAreNoWords 😧#JaneAusten

“Colonel Brandon...was silent and grave...his countenance was sensible, and his address was particularly gentlemanlike” ~ Jane Austen

🥾 One week until our next round of Guided Chawton Village Walks! 👣 Join us for an autumnal stroll around Chawton, the village Jane Austen knew and loved. 🔗 Walks run at 11:30am and 2pm on Sunday 12 October 2025. Book your spot: janeaustens.house/visit/whats-on/

You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you I was properly humbled. I came to you without a doubt of my reception. You shewed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being please ~ Mr. Darcy

💻 Join us this Saturday 18 October for a Virtual Guided Tour of Jane Austen’s House. Hosted by an expert guide, you’ll enjoy a fascinating walk through of our Virtual Tour. Updated for 2025, now including our Art of Writing exhibition room and more! 🔗 janeaustens.house/events/virtual…