Upcoming Virtual Events: Persuasion Festival at Jane Austen's House
- Delicia Johnson
- Sep 2
- 2 min read
Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, England will be hosting their Persuasion festival from September 12- 21. Fortunately for those of us outside of the UK some of the festival events will be virtual! These events are also recorded to watch again later. All ticket holders receive a link to the recording after the event.
1. Virtual 'Persuasion' Tour
Date and Time: Sunday, September 14, 2025 7-8 PM BST/2-3 PM ET
Cost: £7 (All proceeds goes towards the upkeep of the museum.)
Registration: Book your tickets here.
This virtual tour uses objects from the Jane Austen's House collection and the House itself to examine and celebrate Austen's autumnal novel, Persuasion. Attendees will discover the rooms where Austen wrote Persuasion in 1815-1816. Grab your favorite autumn beverage and examine Persuasion in a new way!
2. Virtual Talk: Jane Austen's Garden
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 8-9 PM BST/3-4 PM EDT
Cost: £7 (All proceeds goes towards the upkeep of the museum.)
Registration: Book your tickets here.
Author Molly Williams discusses her book, Jane Austen's Garden: A Botanical Tour Of The Classic Novels, alongside illustrator Jessica Roux. This moderated Q&A will explore the intersection of literature and horticulture. Attendees will learn about how Austen's world was shaped by the gardens of her time.
3. Virtual Talk: Jane Austen's Development As A Writer
Date and Time: Thursday, September 18, 2025 8-9 PM BST/3-4 PM EDT
Cost: £7 (All proceeds goes towards the upkeep of the museum.)
Registration: Book tickets here.
Join acclaimed scholar Collins Hemingway as he talks about Austen's novels and unpublished manuscripts, exploring how her craft as a novelist evolved throughout her two decades of writing. Hemingway discusses the structural issues in Northanger Abbey, the origin of Sense and Sensibility as an epistolary novel, and Austen's stylistic fresh start in Pride and Prejudice. Attendees will also explore how Austen delves into the minds of her characters in the
mature Chawton novels, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion.
Your donations support the Jane Austen Summer Program, Jane Austen & Co., Jane Austen for Teachers, and Jane Austen's Desk. Contributing to this fund will help us keep our costs and the ticket prices for the Jane Austen Summer Program as low as possible. It will also help ensure that JASP continues to exist in future years.
To see more upcoming virtual events from Jane Austen's House, visit their website here. If you enjoy these virtual events and want to help protect Jane Austen's cherished home for future generations. Donations to the museum helps preserve the home where Austen wrote, revised, and published her beloved novels.
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