Full Description
An immersive journey through the landscapes that shaped Austen's life and fiction, explored through detailed walking tours.
This unique guide is the only book that lets you explore Jane Austen's England on foot, tracing the landscapes that shaped her life and fiction. With 15 circular walks through Hampshire, Kent, Bath, Devon, Lyme Regis and beyond, Anne-Marie Edwards reveals the real country houses, churches, and elegant cities Austen knew and the people who inspired her characters.
Visit Godmersham House, the model for Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice, and stand on Box Hill, where Emma's infamous picnic unfolded. Wander through Steventon's hedgerows, stroll the Cobb at Lyme Regis and explore Chawton Cottage, where Austen revised Sense and Sensibility and wrote Emma. Each walk is rich with literary insight, historical detail and vivid anecdotes drawn from Austen's letters.
First broadcast on the BBC and now updated with maps and illustrations, this remains the definitive walking guide to Austen's world. Whether you're a seasoned rambler or a devoted reader, Jane Austen's England offers a fresh, immersive way to experience the places behind the novels
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
A Note on the Routes
Calendar
Introduction
1. Steventon - Home and Family
2. Steventon - Visiting Friends and Seeing
'The Neighbourhood'
3. In the Hampshire Highlands - Staying with the
Lloyds at Ibthorpe
4. With Edward in Kent - Goodnestone and Rowling
5. Godmersham
6. Jane Visits Bath
7. Residence in Bath
8. Holidays in Devon
9. Lyme Regis - 'Summers by the Sea'
10. Southampton - Jane and the Navy
11. 'Our Chawton Home'
12. Walking to Alton, Wyards Farm and Chawton Park
13. Great Bookham and an 'Exploring Party' to Box Hill
14. Jane in London
15. Winchester - Jane's Last Journey
Walking in England
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