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In Training for a Heroine: Jane Austen's travelling writing desk

Posted: 18/11/2024

From November 2024 – February 2025, Jane Austen’s travelling writing desk will be exhibited at God’s House Tower, on loan from the British Library. Gifted to the author around the time of her 19th birthday by her farther George Austen, the portable, mahogany desk was designed to fold into a case for ease of traveling