Austenised

Some people say that Jane Austen’s genius in creating the perfect romance is thanks to her own romantic experiences. That she experienced gr...

5. “The nameless, dateless lover” – Jane Austen’s seaside romance According to family tradition, the most likely person to have touched...

4. Edward Bridges To this day, mystery surrounds Jane’s relationship with Edward Bridges. You may have seen him as one of Jane’s persisten...

3. Harris Bigg-Wither The story of Harris Bigg-Wither’s proposal to Jane must have baffled her biographers for years. What made Jane Auste...

2. Dr Samuel Blackall Image: An unknown young scholar. There are several references to Dr Samuel Blackall in Austen’s biographies. Dr Bl...

1. Tom Lefroy Biographer Jon Spence is convinced that Thomas Langlois Lefroy was Jane Austen’s one and true love and that she suffered for ...

- For a mystery it is, thanks to the lack of  biographical data from the bulk of her twenties and the discreteness with which Jane Austen ha...

About the Author   Kaitlin Saunders, a fresh name in the Austenite world, is inspired by the works of Jane Austen. She first began ...

Jane Austen is known to have played classical music on the pianoforte and attended classical concerts. However, there existed a more light-h...

Having lived in India and travelled widely across the country, it has been fascinating for me to explore the connections between Jane Austen...

Jane Austen lived her last days in Winchester , and she is buried in the north aisle of Winchester Cathedral. Here is a photo of Jane Aus...

I enjoyed watching the first part of the documentary series “At Home With the Georgians” by Amanda Vickery that explores the domestic lives...