Although Jane was born in Steventon Rectory, she did venture out!
In the past I tended to think of Jane Austen as a bit of a lonely spinster who didn’t get out much. I thought she probably spent her life gazing out of a Rectory window, writing about a life she could only imagine. Well, after a bit of research it turns out I was partly right, but mainly wrong. Jane was most certainly a spinster, she did live in Rectory for a while, but she was definitely writing from experience and she was anything but lonely.
I found out more about Jane when I researched my latest hub, Must-See Sights in the UK for Jane Austen Fans. It turns out that she had a very healthy social life, a large circle of friends and didn’t spend her whole life in the Rectory. If you have an interest in Jane and her life, visit my hub to find out the best places to get closer to her – including an opportunity to dress up in your best muslin frock and dance the night away with your very own Mr Darcy.
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