Tag Jane Austen

Jane Austen’s “Great House” – Chawton House, UK

If you mention Chawton to any Jane Austen fan, they will immediately think of her home, an unassuming cottage in the village. But in this post we visit Chawton House, the home of Jane’s brother Edward. Sited just down the… Continue Reading →

Jane Austen’s Birthplace, Steventon,UK

I know what you’re going say about the photograph below. “That is not Jane Austen’s birthplace, Wordlander. That…is a field.” And yes it is indeed a field. Because unfortunately, they demolished the original rectory of Steventon, Jane Austen’s birthplace, in… Continue Reading →

Jane Austen’s Grave, Winchester, UK

Jane Austen is one of my favourite writers, and one of the most popular female authors who ever lived. Her classic works like “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility” were successes in her lifetime and have been adapted and… Continue Reading →

Following Famous Writers around Reading – Oscar Wilde and Jane Austen

If you’re a regular reader you’ll know I’ve visited a lot of places in the UK, and occasionally abroad, with links to famous writers. But I’ve also got some literary connections much closer to home that I thought I’d share… Continue Reading →

What are your Favourite Books?

This list is part of a much bigger one of ‘books I can’t live without’, but I whittled it down to five because it’s easier to build a blog post around it. Top (insert number here) lists are entirely objective of… Continue Reading →

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