The rare books are part of a new permanent exhibition, “Jane Austen and the Art of Writing,” at her family’s former cottage in Chawton, a village located some 50 miles from London.

As the world celebrates 250 years of Jane Austen, a small village in Hampshire is the heart of her enduring literacy legacy ...

You can explore her cottage, now the Jane Austen's House Museum, and see where she lived and worked. To mark the anniversary, the museum is holding a special exhibition, Jane Austen in 41 Objects ...