We were in Winchester
looking at a statue of one of the greatest ever Britons for last
week's Sunday
Snap. I asked who the King of Wessex was and the answer is
King Alfred or Alfred the
Great
Top of history class last
week with the right answer were Cheryl,
Emma, Emma,
Jo, Louise,
Jen Cass
and Kara.
We are staying in Winchester
for this week's Sunday Snap. This week saw the 199th
anniversary of the death of one of Britain's most famous female
authors. It was in this house next to Winchester College that she
died on 18th July 1817. I've had to take the photograph at
this angle as the grey plaque has her name on! Through her family's
clerical connections her brother was able to arrange for her to be
buried in the nearby Winchester Cathedral. The memorial gravestone
makes no mention of her work as a writer. In her lifetime she only
published four novels with the other two completed books published as
a set a year after her death. She did also write a number of short
stories and a couple of uncompleted novels.
Despite her novels being
known for her critique on love, marriage and relationships she never
found true love herself. It seems she accepted one proposal of
marriage but after thinking it through she called off the engagement.
“The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!”
She was born in Hampshire
but moved with her family to Bath when her father retired from his
ministry. Despite being associated with Bath it seems she never wrote
any of her major novels whilst living in the city. After her father
died in 1805 the family left Bath and returned to Hampshire. By 1816
her health was in serious decline and upon the advice of her doctor
she moved in this house in Winchester with her sister Cassandra where
she spent her final weeks. Despite the plaque on the house it is a
private home and is not open to the public. This week's question is
Which author died in this
house?
We were joined last week by
Susan
who has been dodging the rain. Cheryl has been on
the road to somewhere and enjoying doggy
snuggles. In Croatia Emma
has been seeing the laundry in black and white. Making the most of
summer is Emma
who has been picking daisies. Jo
and family have been making use of their local library. Capturing all
the facets of a crystal was Kelly.
In New Zealand Betty
has been experiencing a mild spring. Kara's kids have been enjoying
the water at both the
beach and in the swimming
pool.
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Jane Austen - I didn't realise next year would be the 200th anniversary of her death. Wow, that's quite some milestone !
ReplyDeleteWe've been to Winchester several times but never seen the Jane Austen house! I love iceskating there in the winter, the cathedral is lovely. x
ReplyDeleteOhh Jane Austen. I had a friend asking me to take her here but we never made it. Mich x
ReplyDeleteJane Austen - love her books.
ReplyDeleteJane Austen definitely, although I didn't realise it was almost 200 years x
ReplyDeleteJane Austen I think
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