Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath celebrates Jane Austen's 250th
A week (and a bit) of book events in the Georgian City of Bath celebrating 250 years since Jane Austen's birth!
Sunday 22nd June - Friday 4th July
Gill Hornby for
The Elopement
Monday 23rd June, 7pm
St Swithin's Church
Described as having "the same understated wit and sharp observation as Austen's novels," Gill Hornby's Miss Austen and Godersham Park novels have been met with widespread acclaim. Gill joins us for her latest novel, The Elopement.
View event detailsJane Austen's Wardrobe
with Hilary Davidson
Tuesday 24th June, 7pm
The Bookshop
Hilary Davidson is associate professor and chair of MA Fashion and Textile Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Hilary will talk on her book Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion and Jane Austen's Wardrobe. Delve into the wardrobe of Jane Austen to see a whole different side of the stylish regency author.
View event detailsAn Austen Walk
with Akeman Press
Wednesday 25th June, 11am
Begin at the Bookshop
A ramble through the beautiful streets of Bath, taking in the sights as Austen would have seen them.
View event detailsJohn Mullan asks
What Matters in Jane Austen?
Wednesday 25th June, 7pm
The Bookshop
John discusses What Matters in Jane Austen?, which poses twenty essential questions that illuminate the themes that matter most in Austen's work. Our event celebrates a gorgeous new edition of John's seminal book.
View event detailsKathryn Sutherland on
Austen in 41 Objects
Thursday 26th June, 7pm
The Bookshop
Kathryn Sutherland takes us through Austen's life by examining objects that she both encountered but also inspired. Each object invites us to meet Austen at a particular moment when her life intersects with theirs, speaking eloquently of past lives and shedding new light on one of our best-loved authors.
View event detailsCaroline Sanderson for
Jane Austen: The Life of a Literary Titan
Friday 27th June, 7pm
The Bookshop
Caroline discusses her biography Jane Austen: The Life of a Literary Titan aims to get to the heart of the enigmatic woman who was Jane Austen, and to the enduring qualities in her work which make it so universally loved and admired.
View event detailsJanet Todd for
Living with Jane Austen
Friday 4th July, 7pm
The Bookshop
A timely, moving and masterful book by one of the foremost literary historians and a trailblazing scholar-heroine in Jane Austen studies. Janet Todd shows us the power of Jane Austen to transform and enrich our lives.
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