At Home with Jane Austen

Jane Austen is among the most widely read and beloved authors in English literature.

Her novels vividly depict the society and world in which she lived with humour and sharp social commentary. Jane’ s own life and emotional experiences, deeply influenced by where she lived in southern England and her travels to other parts of the country, are reflected in her works and in the importance of house and home to her characters.

With newly commissioned photographs of Chawton House and Steventon Church and village in Hampshire, and a wide range of contemporary illustration, Kim Wilson explores the homes which shaped this best-loved novelist, bringing to life the domestic settings of her great works.