Jan Merriman author talk: 'Jane Austen's Remarkable Aunt'
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Jane Austen’s aunt Philadelphia Hancock brought the world to the impressionable young Jane’s Hampshire home and echoed in her novels thereafter.Who was Philadelphia Hancock and why was she significant in Jane Austen’s life and work?
'Jane Austen’s Remarkable Aunt', based on extensive original research, follows the story of Philadelphia’s life from orphaned child in provincial Kent to a millinery apprenticeship in notorious Covent Garden, and then out to India for an arranged marriage to an East India Company surgeon.
Jan Merriman is a Jane Austen expert and joins us to celebrate 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth. Jan will speak to us for around an hour, then we invite you to join us for a glass of wine and some finger food.
$25 Friends members / $30 Guests (includes drinks and nibbles). Everyone welcome.
Books available for purchase and signing.
Date
Friday 20 June 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
Kiama Library (upstairs)
7 Railway Parade, Kiama NSW 2533
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Jan Merriman author talk: 'Jane Austen's Remarkable Aunt'
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