Book Plates in the Study
When books were being chosen for William’s study back in 2013, there was an ambitious plan to record the reason for each book’s presence. The idea was that a small bookplate would be inserted into each title giving a brief account of
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Poems from the House by Lynn Tammadge
Participants who attended the Rommi Smith poetry workshop on 22 June 2018 were invited to share their work via the House blog. We thank all those who attended and Rommi herself. It was a beautiful and inspirational day. These poems were written
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Poems from the House by Carolyn Batcheler
Participants who attended the Rommi Smith poetry workshop on 22 June 2018 were invited to share their work via the House blog. We thank all those who attended and Rommi herself. It was a beautiful and inspirational day. Both these poems were
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A Visit to Chawton – From One Literary House to Another
“Our Chawton home how much we find Already in it, to our mind; And how convinced that when complete It will all other Houses beat, That ever have been made or mended, With rooms concise or rooms distended.” Jane Austen
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Reading the Nineteenth Century
Over the last four months, Sherry Ashworth has been running a reading course at the House - Reading the Nineteenth Century. We've read four Victorian novels, not only for the stories - though these have been exciting - or for their literary
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