LIBRARY AND EARLY WOMEN'S WRITING

The Chawton House Library collections focus primarily on women's writing in English from 1600 to 1830, and the Library is open for members of the public to use. Further information about the collections and using the Library is given below, together with several online resources in the subject area.

Online catalogue

Use a key-word search to browse the Library's online collection. More >

The collections

The collections

An overview of the Library's collection of early women's writing. More >

The collections

Using the Library

Information about using the Library and its facilities. More >

Using the Library

Women writers

A collection of online biographies of early women writers. More >

Women writers

Novels-On-Line

Full-text transcripts of some of the Library's rarest novels. More >

Novels-On-Line

Fiction in The Hampshire Chronicle, 1772-1829

Database of all references to fiction in this newspaper, 1772 to 1829. More >

The Hampshire Chronicle

Reading group

Monthly meetings to discuss the work of early women writers. More >

Reading group

The Female Spectator

Details of how to receive the Library's quarterly newsletter. More >

The Female Spectator

Podcasts

Selected Podcasts from lectures at Chawton House Library. More >

Podcasts

Further information, research papers and internships

Related links, undergraduate research and internships. More >

Further information

TREASURES IN THE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

The original manuscript of Jane Austen's dramatic adaptation of Samuel Richardson's novel <em>The History of Sir Charles Grandison</em>

The original manuscript of Jane Austen's dramatic adaptation of Samuel Richardson's novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison is just one of the fascinating items in the library collections. More >