The Guardian view on writers’ houses: a museum of one’s own | Editorial
The Wordsworth Trust has acquired a second home. Cherished authors including George Eliot don’t even have one Interest in all things Jane Austen remains high, following the celebrations of her 250th anniversary. In September, the museum based in her former home in Chawton, Hampshire, will host a Persuasion festival. But a less obvious beneficiary of this spike in interest is a museum dedicated to two writers she neve
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The Wordsworth Trust has acquired a second home. Cherished authors including George Eliot don’t even have one Interest in all things Jane Austen remains high, following the celebrations of her 250th anniversary. In September, the museum based in her former home in Chawton, Hampshire, will host a Persuasion festival. But a less obvious beneficiary of this spike in interest is a museum dedicated to two writers she neve
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The Guardian view on writers’ houses: a museum of one’s own | Editorial
The Wordsworth Trust has acquired a second home. Cherished authors including George Eliot don’t even have one Interest in all things Jane Austen remains high, following the celebrations of her 250th anniversary. In September, the museum based in her former home in Chawton, Hampshire, will host a Persuasion festival. But a less obvious beneficiary of this spike in interest is a museum dedicated to two writers she neve
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