Spring

Welcome to another year with Jane Austen's House...‘Spring' is a time of sunshine and showers, fresh beginnings, new homes and new acquaintances. In this episode we see Edward and Elinor fall in love, take a walk on the Ramparts with Henry Crawford, make pancakes, and examine the Dining Room wallpaper. We also visit Hunsford Parsonage for *that* proposal scene...~A Jane Austen Year transports you to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, the idyllic Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen lived and wrote her globally beloved novels – now a beloved museum.This year we will share an episode for each season - join us on an atmospheric journey through Jane Austen’s novels, the story of her life and the world she lived in. Discover scenes, letters, recipes, and objects from the museum collection, bound together with readings, and sounds recorded in the House and garden.Each episode is recorded by the people who work at Jane Austen’s House, caring for this special place and protecting it for future generations.‘Spring’ was voiced by: Lizzie Dunford, Jessica Halmshaw, Julia McLeod, Sophie Reynolds and Rebecca Wood.Find out more about some of the objects featured in this episode:Dining Room wallpaperLetter from Jane to Cassandra, 2-3 March 1814Martha Lloyd's Household BookEpisode websitehttps://janeaustens.house/news/podcast/Script: Sophie ReynoldsCover Artwork:Jessica HalmshawSound & Original Music: Dominic Gerrard This series was written and recorded at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birthday in 2025.If you enjoyed it, we think you’d also love our book A Jane Austen Year – a gorgeous coffee table book full of pictures, extracts and stories. Every purchase supports our work, caring for and preserving Jane Austen’s House for future generations.