Tag: Winchester Cathedral

In Memory of Jane Austen ~ July 18, 1817 (via Jane Austen in Vermont)

Deb at Jane Austen in Vermont commemorates the passing of Jane Austen 194 years ago today. R.I.P. gilder of every pleasure. [I append here the post I wrote last year on this day] July 18, 1817.  Just a short commemoration on this sad day... No one said it better than her sister Cassandra who wrote... Continue Reading →

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Reflections upon Jane Austen’s death, July 18, 1817: “her talents, her virtues, and her engaging manners”

Much has been written on the cause of Jane Austen’s lingering illness and untimely death in Winchester on 18 July 1817. I have a stack of biographies that I perused in search of a poignant passage that would express the tenor of this solemn day. Her great biographers Claire Tomalin, David Nokes and Elizabeth Jenkins... Continue Reading →

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‘The Jane Austen Story’ new exhibit at Winchester Cathedral opens April 10, 2010

In celebration of the upcoming bicentenary decade of Jane Austen’s published works (1811-2011), a new permanent exhibit will open on April 10, 2010 at her resting place Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England. The exhibit will reveal the renowned British author’s life and times in Hampshire and focus prominence to her grave site in the cathedral’s north... Continue Reading →

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An Austen Intern Reports in from The Jane Austen Centre: Week 10

Virginia Claire Tharrington (center) visiting Chawton Cottage (2008) The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. First Trip Home (trip to Chawton) Friday I saw one of the most beautiful countryside I have ever seen. My Jane Austen class went on our... Continue Reading →

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