Pilgrimage to Austen country
Norman Geras and his wife Adèle went to Chawton Cottage and Winchester.
The house is now a museum, and we walked about it looking at everything in a suitably reverent way. For me the highlight of the visit was this - the table at which she wrote. The very one. I stood before it in wonder.
That’s a pilgrimage that every Janeite should try to make. We haven’t been to Winchester yet, but we will get there one day!
December 2nd, 2007 at 4:23 pm
I live in Winchester, and i can safely say that it is well worth a visit. Aside from the Austen connections, it is a beautiful and charming little city, beautifully lit up at the moment for christmas. They should pay me for advertising them! lol