Latest News

This brief page highlights forthcoming activities or events organised by the Jane Austen Society during the course of the year, together with information on any issues or occurences not included on other pages of the website.

The links below direct you either to relevant content elsewhere on the website, or to a separate page providing further information.

• Archaeologists Search for Jane Austen Birthplace Secrets
  
  A new project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is currently underway to unearth and explore the foundations of Steventon Rectory, Jane Austen's home until the family left for Bath in 1801. For the latest details of this exciting development, please refer to the above link.
  
  
  

• Jane Austen Society Study Day
  
  This event, previously due to take place on 18 February, has been cancelled owing to ill health and other unforeseen reasons. A similar event is currently being planned for 2013, and further details will become available in due course.
  
  
  

• Edward Austen Knight's portrait returns to Chawton House
  
  This historic life-size oil painting of Jane Austen's brother has been returned to Chawton House, over half a century since its removal. For full details of this notable development, please refer to the above link.
  
  
  

• Alliance of Literary Societies
  
  See the above link for details of the latest ALS Newsletter and Journal.