Did you think Jane Austen was an isolated spinster spinning love stories?

Come and hear about the real Jane Austen, a literary genius who pioneered an entirely new writing technique.  In turn witty, wise, critical, cynical and humorous, she was a woman surrounded by friends, extended family and a wide acquaintance.

Her novels contain underlying social critiques as well as portraying the most engaging heroines, realistic characters and believable stories (and the girl always gets her man in the end!)

In this talk Maureen Stiller of the Jane Austen Society examines Austen’s life and death, her family and interests, her development as a writer, her novels and her place in the literary canon.