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Barbara Pym is Jane Austen with a side of jumble sales, public transport and laugh-out-loud one-liners

The Irish Times 21 Jan 2026
Pym was often compared to her literary hero, Jane Austen, whose home she visited in 1969, writing in her diary, “I put my hand down on Jane’s desk and bring it up covered in dust ... (I’ve yet to LOL at Jane Austen but perhaps 2026 might be the year).
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Quote of the day by Jane Austen: ‘My idea of good company is the company of…’

The Economic Times 18 Jan 2026
Quote of the day by Jane Austen endures because it captures a universal truth about human connection. In her view, conversation is not merely social decoration but the foundation of meaningful relationships ... .
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Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius is projecting

The Spectator 09 Jan 2026
Imagine my excitement at the prospect of Jane Austen ... In a blistering essay on the History Reclaimed website, Lona Manning, a novelist and leader of the Jane Austen Society of North America, writes.
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8 Timeless Love Quotes By Jane Austen

News18 07 Jan 2026
Jane Austen words celebrate romance, friendship, and human connection, showing that love is both joyful and complex ....
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Library celebrates author Jane Austen's 250th birthday

Image Watauga Democrat 06 Jan 2026
BOONE — In honor of author Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, the Watauga County Public Library recently hosted a birthday bash to celebrate ... .
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Bay County Public Library hosts Jane Austen-themed fundraiser

News Herald - Panama City 05 Jan 2026
Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries is hosting a Jane Austen-themed fundraiser to celebrate the author's 250th birthday, which was Dec. 16 ... Additional items include the Jane Austen inspired floral arrangements by Summer Garden Flower Farm ... Darcy.
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Bath charity buys phone box on street mentioned by Jane Austen

BBC News 05 Jan 2026
A phone box, which appears on a street made famous by Jane Austen, has been bought by a charity for just £1. The K6 red phone box is at the start of Regency Walk in Bath, a street which is specifically referenced in the novel Persuasion ... .
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Expect turbulence! Plans to flatten airfield to make way for 4,250 homes in Jane Austen ...

The Daily Mail 30 Dec 2025
Pilots at Popham Airfield are furious over proposals to turn their cherished land in Jane Austen country into a 'garden village' ....
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Jane Austen is 250 — and as relevant as ever

New York Post 29 Dec 2025
16 marked 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen, one of the greatest novelists who’s ever lived ... The “Jane-Austen-on-film industry ... Jane Austen is not as popular as she deserves to be, though ... Read more Jane Austen in 2026.
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250 Years of Jane Austen

Straits Times 28 Dec 2025
The Austen Industrial Complex has kicked in with festivals, concerts and all manner of merch ....
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