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Jane Austen News - November 2016

What's the Jane Austen News this week?  2017 Is The Year Of Literature  Next year is a milestone for quite a few heroes of British literature, and to celebrate Visit England has declared it the ‘Y...

How Melissa Dring created her forensic Austen Portrait

In 2001, Melissa Dring was commissioned by David Baldock, the Director of the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, to produce a new Jane Austen portrait using forensic methods, as she might have appeared duri...

Jane gets a makeover... The Jane Austen Pop Art range

This new twist on the earlier image is a reinvention, a celebration, and also a reminder that Jane is a true icon, whose qualities commend her as freshly to each new generation as to the one before.

Jane Austen Waxwork

Unveiling the new Jane Austen waxwork to the assembled media folk on Wednesday 9th of July at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath

2013 Jane Austen Festival Photographs

Official Festival photographer Owen Benson has now uploaded all the images he took of this year's 2013 Jane Austen Festival for everyone to view. There are some stunning shots for you to enjoy.

Airport Bus Video

Our 'Airport bus Video' Take a look at this little 1 minute video we made to show on the Airport Bus which runs from Bath city Centre to Bristol airport and back again. Its a bit of fun and shows ...

Best ever Festival Promenade!

Hundreds of costumed Jane Austen fans took part in the Grand Festival Promenade. The Promenade traditionally opens the Jane Austen Festival

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A New Jane Austen Portrait by Melissa Dring

Here's a new Jane Austen portrait so many years after her death. So what did the author really look like? Forensic artist Melissa Dring takes up a commission by David Baldock to use contemporary e...

Bath through Austen's eyes: Persuasion

"As yet, you have seen nothing of Bath." A Tour by Arti of Ripple Effects

The Jane Austen Centre - Inspiring Thousands

"This year we have sold an unbelieveable number of books" Jane Austen Centre shop manager Nicky Lewingden.