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What Jane Austen Means to Me by Becca Hemmings

Giftshop Manager Becca Hemmings describes how her time at the Jane Austen Centre inspired her life's work.

Jane Austen and Food, by Maggie Lane – A Review

Review by Sarah Emsley of Austenprose

The Bandeau: Hairbands, Regency Style

...from the narrowest ribbon to strands of pearls and diamonds.

Ludwig van Beethoven, Immortally Beloved Composer

A contemporary of Jane Austen's, he produced many of his pieces during her lifetime.

Longbourn: A Novel, by Jo Baker

a review by Syrie James

The Well Dressed Clergyman

A look at what the Regency Clergyman would have worn

Pike with Pudding in the Belly

...from Elizabeth Moxon's 1764 cookbook

Charles Wesley: Methodist Minister

Georgian writer of over 6,000 hymns.

Visions of Sugar Plums

The Georgian "Sugar Plum" was far different from modern imagination

Mrs. Martin’s Mashed Turnips

A lovely change from the ordinary mashed potatoes or boiled vegetable side dish.

"Pinkie": The Story Behind the Painting

The story of Thoms Lawrence's "Pinkie", the iconic painting ofSarah Goodin Barrett Moulton

Jane-O-Lantern: Picture Your Pumpkin Two Ways

Decorate for fall with these festive, Austen inspired pumpkin ideas.