Today's flashback includes a random assortment of Jane Austen and family belongings. It was an unexpected surprise to see so many of their things.
It was a definite reminder that she lived and breathed and was a real person just like me.
It's easy for people like her to simply exist in my imagination,
but it made her much more real to walk through the rooms where she lived.
Hilarious...if you're familiar with Jane's views on the Prince Regent
(remember the self-indulgent guy from Brighton on Day 2?)
It's always funny when a prince tells you that a historical novel about his family would
be very interesting to the public just now.
I don't know if you can see the card well, but the silver teapot is believed to belong
to Jane's sister, Cassandra. It is dated 1832 with the Austen family crest.
Maybe I should have someone design a family crest for us.
a closer look at the spoons from Godmersham Park, Edward's home
the sliverware used by the Austen women at Chawton
I think this drawing is so beautiful.
It's Godmersham Park, the estate of Jane's brother, Edward, he inherited from the Knight family. It's very "happily situated."
Stay tuned for next week...we're going into Jane's room.
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