Austen's World Up Close
JASNA members share their expertise in a variety of areas in these short videos, shining light on what life was like in Jane Austen's world.
Join them in the kitchen and the library, at the tea-table and the dressing-table, in the garden and the carriage house, and more.
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| Cooking with Jane Austen |
Banner image from The Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, etc., Third Series, Vol. 6, R. Ackermann, London, 1825
Things That Might Be Kept in a Reticule ›
Get a close-up view of the items ladies kept in their reticules during Jane Austen's era in this mul...
Pen and Parsimony: Carriages in the Novels of Jane Austen ›
Why does Austen mention specific carriages in her novels so often, and what is she trying to say?
Recreating Jane Austen’s Garden ›
Creating your own “Jane Austen garden” on your suburban acre, in your small garden, or on your apart...
Paper Marbling Techniques of the Georgian Era ›
The art of paper marbling is centuries old and reached its peak during Jane Austen's lifetime.
Cooking with Jane Austen ›
References to food appear throughout Austen's works—from gruel to syllabub to the many components of...
