A beautiful tribute to Austen's 250th birthday. Developed by the team at Jane Austen's House in Hampshire, with text author Sophie Reynolds, who is Head of Interpretations, Colllections & Events, this is truly a work of love by those who work in this beloved cottage. Jane Austen spent most of her last years here, where she was finally settled and supported to write again. She revised and published her early novels Sense & Sensibilty and Pride & Prejudice, wrote new novels Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion, and revised but decided not to publish Northanger Abbey (which was published posthumously by her family). The book not only offers many of the delights we fondly remember from visiting the cottage, it also includes excerpts from novels and letters, family history, world events, and showcases some of the publications and adaptations that have found ready audiences over the past 250 years. Much more than a keepsake of the cottage, this is a tribute to Austen's life and writing. Pretty cover. Box-stitched. Heavy pages. Pitkin, London. 2025. Hb. NEW. $30.00