How Jane Austen's Hampshire cottage sparked her greatest novels

Dr Lizzie Rogers explores Jane Austen's life at Chawton House, a cottage in rural Hampshire, where the author experienced one of the most fruitful episodes of her writing career

Published: June 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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It was at Chawton House, a cottage in rural Hampshire, that Jane Austen experienced one of the most fruitful episodes of her writing career.

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In this third instalment of our four-part series charting the novelist's life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers tells Lauren Good about this creative flourishing, and explores the popular works that Austen published during the period.

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Want to go further into the world of Jane Austen and her literary creations? HistoryExtra's Lauren Good rounds up some essential reading, listening and viewing from the HistoryExtra and BBC History Magazine archive to deepen your understanding of Austen's life, her work and the Regency era in which she wrote. Go beyond the podcast.

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Lauren GoodSenior content producer

Lauren Good is a senior content producer at HistoryExtra

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