Which authoress lived at Chawton House in Hampshire in the early years of the 19th century?
Chawton House Chawton House Chawton House is a grade ll* listed Elizabethan manor house in Hampshire. It is run as a historic property and also houses the research library of The Centre for the Study of Early Women's Writing, 1600–1830, using the building's connection with the English novelist Jane Austen. Chawton House, just outside the village of that name, used to be the home of the writer's brother, Edward Austen Knight.. It remained a private family home into the late twentieth century. At the turn of the millennium it was purchased by a charitable trust, extensively restored, and re-opened as a research
Chawton House partnership with the University of Southampton, and provides an important resource for the university's MA in 18th Century Study. In 2015 the house opened to visitors (not only scholars). In 2016 Lerner resigned from the board and her foundation has since directed its funds to other projects. The Library is now The Centre for the Study of Early Women's Writing, 1600–1830. Chawton House Library is an independent research library and study centre which focuses on women’s writing in English from 1600 to 1830. The library’s main aim is to promote and facilitate study in the field of early women’s writing.