From the Jane Austen Centre
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...
Read moreHow 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...
Read moreJane 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.
Read moreWe had a great time unveiling our new Jane Austen waxwork to the assembled media folk on Wednesday 9th of July. Reaction was overwhelmingly positive when the curtains were parted. The waxwork is...
Read more2013 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.
Read moreOur '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 ...
Read moreHundreds of costumed Jane Austen fans took part in the Grand Festival Promenade. The Promenade traditionally opens the Jane Austen Festival
Read moreA 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...
Read moreBath through Austen's eyes: Persuasion
"As yet, you have seen nothing of Bath." A Tour by Arti of Ripple Effects
Read moreThe Jane Austen Centre - Inspiring Thousands
"This year we have sold an unbelieveable number of books" Jane Austen Centre shop manager Nicky Lewingden.
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