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No. 138: November / December 2025

250TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

Plus news, book reviews, quiz, letters, reports from Austen societies and much much more!

Mary had a little hammer
Kate Winslet stars in a new film about a famous fossil hunter
Cassandra Austen: arsonist or heroine?
Gill Hornby's new book considers the literary reputation of Jane's sister
Tributes to Deirdre Le Faye
the distinguished Austen biographer died in August aged 86
Churchill and Chawton
Britain's wartime leader was an admirer of Jane Austen
Who would join an 'ugly club'?
plenty of people in Liverpool did just that
'My ancestor was executed'
Gyles Brandreth tells of his ancestor's conviction for treason

Travelling bridesmaids
brides and grooms were rarely alone on their wedding night
Austen after the pandemic
great plans for Chawton House, and local groups share tips for lockdown
Playing with yo-yos
the craze that swept through Regency England
Meet Princess Amelia
the youngest daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte
The Jane Austen Festival in Bath
remembering the first 20 years of the festival
Tartan rebellion
It is 200 years since a group of Scots rose up against their rulers

Belgravia on screen
a new series from the creator of Downton Abbey
Austen during lockdown
Jane in quarantine, a cholera epidemic and films for isolation
Gathering of fans
the Jane Austen Summer Program in North Carolina
Who would hate Austen?
we forget that her work was not always appreciated
Elusive allusions
hidden meanings in Jane Austen's novels
Austen is the best medicine
Natalie Jenner introduces her new novel, The Jane Austen Society

Meet the Austen Girls
Lucy Worsley and Jane's nieces
Austen in the attic
A rare find of novel illustrations for Sense & Sensibility
Regency fashions revealed
What to wear and when to wear it
Falling on heard times
Their father's death caused difficulties for the Wordsworth siblings
Women boxers
Female pugilism was common in Austen's day
Mary Bennet's keyboard
Jane shared a taste in music with the Pride & Prejudice character

Christmas at Pemberley
Why is Pride & Prejudice increasingly being treated as a festive tale?
Inside Mr Darcy's picture gallery
The paintings that Elizabeth Bennet might have seen on her visit
Tribute to Jane Austen's 'beloved friend'
Anne Lefroy is remembered in a new biography
Meet the women of Peterloo
Men were not alone in demanding change at Manchester in 1819
Austen's festive music
Yuletide merriment from Jane's own collection
Regency rogue
Henry Fauntleroy, who was convicted of forgery

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