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An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen

Spend an evening with the Queen of History, Lucy Worsley, as she delves into the fascinating life of Jane Austen at the Assembly Rooms on 28th March!

An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen

About An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen

28th March 2025
7.30pm
Assembly Rooms
54 George Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 2LR
£44.00 / £38.50 / £35.20
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Following her sold-out Agatha Christie tour, acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley leads us into the life of one of English literature's most cherished figures.

For these live, beautifully-illustrated talks, Lucy invites audiences to step into the world of Jane Austen, the beloved author of timeless classics such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion.

Through the houses, places and possessions which mattered to her, Lucy takes a fascinating look at what home meant to Jane and to the women like her who populate her novels. Austen famously lived a 'life without incident', but with new research and insights Lucy reveals a passionate woman who fought for her freedom. A woman who, far from being a lonely spinster, in fact had at least five marriage prospects, but in the end refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged" that this is an event not to be missed!

“This is my kind of history: carefully researched but so vivid that you are convinced Lucy Worsley was actually there at the party - or the parsonage.” Antonia Fraser

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