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Jane Austen Gift Box Ideas Here at the Jane Austen Shop we are really excited about our new line in Jane Austen Gift Boxes. Having provided high quality gifts to our customers we have now combined our best selling items in delightful Jane Austen novel themed gift sets. Each box is related to one of Jane's famous novels  Pride & Prejudice to Persuasion. Every Jan Austen fan must have their personal favourite, why not treat yourself ?   The Pride & Prejudice Gift Box Let's start with what has to be Jane Austen's most famous novel  "Pride & Prejudice". The...

Pride & Prejudice T-Shirt At The Jane Austen Shop we love all things Jane and offer a wide range of Jane Austen related gifts especially our Jane Austen T-Shirts. Along with her brilliant, witty, romantic novels  to more serious reads about her life and times, we also sell fun collectables for every Janeite. Our new collection of Jane Austen "Pride & Prejudice" themed t-shirts are now in stock and we hope they will be a great addition your wardrobe. These casual fun tops in a variety of differing designs are ideal as a gift for any Jane Austen "Pride &...

Jane Austen Sanditon   In late July 2019, 'Sanditon' became my summer reading choice. My husband discovered that a new period drama of that name was to be aired on ITV. What's it about I asked? Well he wasn't too sure of the subject matter but it's called "'Sanditon' - ever hear of it?" I replied, "You mean 'Sanditon' the last unfinished novel by Jane Austen - that one! The novel I read over ten years ago and a copy of it is on the bookcase in your office!"  He had actually given me a pre-warning that the television series...

Happy Birthday Jane Austen! The 16th December 2019 marks the 244th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, English novelist. Jane Austen was born at Steventon, Hampshire on 16th December 1775 during the reign of King George III, the second daughter and the seventh child to George and Cassandra Austen. "We have now another girl, a present plaything for her sister Cassy and a future companion. She is to be Jenny..." wrote the Reverend George Austen in December 1775 in a letter to his sister-in-law. This was the announcement of the birth of one of this country's finest novelists, who...