tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2255824596997056948..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Jane Austen's House MuseumHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69892073251829438602016-07-02T00:48:44.072+10:002016-07-02T00:48:44.072+10:00Joseph
Good reference. Touring the estates that i...Joseph<br /><br />Good reference. Touring the estates that inspired Jane Austen in her books would be a very exciting journey for a literary tourist to go on. The letters she wrote to her sister and mother would be full of information.<br /><br />But later screen productions were often just the figments of some director's imagination.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-74881734431999180862016-07-01T17:03:49.544+10:002016-07-01T17:03:49.544+10:00Nancy Alsop toured the estates that inspired Jane ...Nancy Alsop toured the estates that inspired Jane Austen, both in her Austen's own books and in later screen productions. She started with Mansfield Park which was set in Northamptonshire, and as ever, was pre-occupied with the beautiful setting. Castle Ashby was originally built in the shape of a E, to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth I. Visitors can visit the Capability Brown gardens and take a tur about the Orangery. Have tea in the walled-garden tea rooms.<br /><br />http://www.discoverbritainmag.com/author/nancy-alsop/<br />Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64250903974963202382013-08-21T18:15:14.345+10:002013-08-21T18:15:14.345+10:00Hello We Travel, Thanks for the info about the Lon...Hello We Travel, Thanks for the info about the London house--I'm sure that I would have driven myself crazy trying to remember.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47038503943771089392013-08-21T16:41:38.094+10:002013-08-21T16:41:38.094+10:00We Travel
Thank you. I knew about Jane's Lond...We Travel<br /><br />Thank you. I knew about Jane's London connection but not where the house was.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-9508915785111183462013-08-21T16:40:19.446+10:002013-08-21T16:40:19.446+10:00Parnassus
One of the great joys of visiting a wri...Parnassus<br /><br />One of the great joys of visiting a writer's home (s) is trying to understand what life might have been like and finding bits of that life in his/her novels.<br /><br />Jane enjoyed concerts at the most elegant building in Bath, the Assembly Rooms (as in Persuasion). And social gatherings at the Pump Room, taking the waters (as in Northanger Abbey). <br /> <br />In Chawton, her life was quieter. Nonetheless the Austens socialised with neighbouring families of the same class and entertained whenever her siblings visited. You can easily detect her comfortable home, church and rural villages in her novels (eg Pride and Prejudice).<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35670177470284313982013-08-21T13:10:57.902+10:002013-08-21T13:10:57.902+10:00Hello Parnassus.
I saw it. Brother Henry was Jane...Hello Parnassus. <br />I saw it. Brother Henry was Jane's literary agent, so the memorial plaque on Henry's house in Henrietta St Covent Garden represents her base in London. We Travelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-14381481940521892322013-08-21T11:31:11.751+10:002013-08-21T11:31:11.751+10:00Hello Hels, It is very interesting that most of Au...Hello Hels, It is very interesting that most of Austen's lively stories were written here. Somehow it is easier to imagine a novel like Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford, with its minutiae of village life, emanating from this town and house.<br /><br />I seem to recall when wandering around London spotting a house with an historic plaque saying that Jane Austen had some important connection with that house, but I cannot recall the inscription.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33865271881175397322013-08-21T01:02:53.144+10:002013-08-21T01:02:53.144+10:00Andrew
Even going through the publication process...Andrew<br /><br />Even going through the publication process didn't get her out of Chawton. Brother Henry, who was living in London, often acted on behalf of Jane vis a vis possible publishers. It was Henry and not Jane who found the bloke who published Sense and Sensibility. When it appeared in 1811, the reviews were favourable and Jane's earnings provided her with SOME power in her life.<br /><br />But it didn't bring fame since Sense and Sensibility was published anonymously :( Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-24450560973376844572013-08-21T00:53:22.693+10:002013-08-21T00:53:22.693+10:00Student
Agreed....a modern woman would have gone ...Student<br /><br />Agreed....a modern woman would have gone insane in that claustrophobic environment. Jane Austen had two lucky escapes. <br /><br />1. Being brought up in the country, she was happiest going on rambling walks across the countryside. She did quality thinking out there. And<br /> <br />2. Noone disturbed her early each morning.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-12182434165435039582013-08-21T00:44:45.039+10:002013-08-21T00:44:45.039+10:00Travel France
true true. She was buried in Winche...Travel France<br /><br />true true. She was buried in Winchester Cathedral so Austen-pilgrims like to go and visit her tomb. Sadly, her tomb doesn’t mention her literary fame. At least a memorial window was added later.<br /><br />I still believe Jane Austen deserved better! Drop me a note when you write about Austen in your blog... I will love to see the photos.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32527066980172065272013-08-20T21:05:22.737+10:002013-08-20T21:05:22.737+10:00That's one of the most interesting pieces I ha...That's one of the most interesting pieces I have read about the Austins. It was a strange life for women of their station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-4691679326320563932013-08-20T20:27:29.776+10:002013-08-20T20:27:29.776+10:00Of course Jane tried to get up early in the mornin...Of course Jane tried to get up early in the morning, to practise her music and to have some quality time to herself. It must have been so difficult to be sharing every minute of the day with the others.Student of Historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-30177198440380003742013-08-20T19:04:03.035+10:002013-08-20T19:04:03.035+10:00Apologies, could you please correct the typo on Ja...Apologies, could you please correct the typo on Jane's family name (fat fingers!)Travel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-2620580734848950892013-08-20T19:02:30.609+10:002013-08-20T19:02:30.609+10:00I live in Winchester where Jane Austin spent her l...I live in Winchester where Jane Austin spent her last days. She is buried in the cathedral. Your excellent posts encourages me to take the time of writing on my blog about it as I also have have photos. Travel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.com