You are cordially invited to Tea with Jane Austen!
Join us to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the great writer’s birth. Enjoy a special afternoon of tea, cake, and crafts inspired by her life and her books.
Saturday 27 September, 14.00-16.00 in the Hayward Room on the second floor of the Library.
Take a seat at the craft tables and:
- Stitch an embroidery sampler of your initial
- Sit for a Regency-style silhouette portrait and decorate the card mount
- Design your own bonnet on card with our craft supplies - enter the competition for most handsome bonnet design
- Master the art of letter folding, in true Austen style
Plus, join the Regency Dancers to learn some classic steps. And browse and borrow books and films inspired by Jane Austen's novels and celebrating the era.
This event is suitable for all ages. Regency costume/accessories encouraged – we look forward to seeing your best bonnets, shawls, and gloves!
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Jane Austen (born December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England—died July 18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire) was an English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. She published four novels during her lifetime: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1815). In these and in Persuasion and Northanger Abbey (published together posthumously, 1817), she vividly depicted English middle-class life during the early 19th century. Her novels defined the era’s novel of manners, but they also became timeless classics that remained critical and popular successes for over two centuries after her death. These works reflect her enduring legacy.
