Chawton Cottage, Hampshire, England - September 2011

Jane Austen's literary home. It was in this cottage that she finished working on Sense & Sensibility (1811) and Pride & Prejudice (1813).

In Come Looking for Me, Emily reads Sense & Sensibility to Gus Walby and Magpie. When she leaves the beloved crew of HMS Isabelle to return to England, Fly Austen (Jane's seafaring brother, Francis) gifts his sister's newly-published volumes of Pride & Prejudice to her.

Further Reading:

Jane Austen's House Museum

Living in Chawton Cottage

Historical Background – Brass Monkey

Historical Background – Son of a Gun

Historical Background – The Age of Sail

Historical Backdrop – Magpie

Historical Backdrop – Dr. Leander Braden

Historical Backdrop – Francis ‘Fly’ Austen

Rules Restaurant, Maiden Lane

Somerset House

Admiralty House, London

Transatlantic Journey Ft. Lauderdale to Lisbon

Destination Portsmouth

Admiralty House – Searching The Archives

Exploring Jane Austen’s Literary Home

Kenwood House England

Exploring HMS Victory

Inspiration – Visit to the HMS Surprise