Misty Krueger

July 22, 2017 Welcome to a Day of Exhibits: “Jane’s Winchester: Malady and Medicine,” “The Mysterious Miss Austen,” and “Educating Boys and Girls in Jane Austen’s England 1775-1817.” Two of these exhibits were housed in one building: the Winchester Discovery Centre. The last can be found in the Winchester College treasury. I will begin with…

On Friday, July 20, Adam and I visited Oxford. The purpose of this trip was twofold. First, Adam had a meeting with a colleague’s colleague who works at U of Oxford. Second, I wanted to visit the “Which Jane Austen?” exhibit. The words shown above in the picture open the exhibit. After snapping this pic,…

I sit down to do some research at Chawton House Library (CHL) as often as I can. I took last Tuesday off to be in Winchester, but I did get to the library on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday (all day). On Wednesday I found a place in the Upper Reading Room (I keep capitalizing this…

The day after the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s death (July 18), Jane Austen’s House Museum (JAHM) saw an influx of visitors. It’s like people had suddenly remembered that she was somebody important or something! I volunteered as a steward at JAHM on the 19th. From 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. we had over 250 visitors.…

I spend every Monday afternoon in this wonderful room: the Chawton House Library (CHL) lower reading room. This room contains many of CHL’s women writers’ books. Most visitors to CHL end their tour of the Great House by visiting this room. On Monday, I had the pleasure of meeting members of JASNA (a few of…

Bosham, a village in Sussex, is close to Chichester and sits on a peninsula that often floods this small town. Seriously, when the tide rises it covers the road along the edge of town. The houses on the coastal perimeter of this village actually prepare for major flooding by including tiny doors, rather than full-sized…

This post comes to you a week after its event, so forgive me! My previous Alton host Sarah graciously offered to drive Adam and me to Arundel Castle (pronounced air-un-dell) on July 15. This castle has curb appeal for sure! It’s walled off from the town, sits high on a hill, etc.–all those things a…

Last night I began my pilgrimage to Winchester. Like the pilgrims who came to Winchester Cathedral for centuries to commemorate the life of Saint Swithun, I (and many others) visited the cathedral today to honor Jane Austen, who died 200 years ago on this date, July 18. You might deem my use of the word…

On July 14 I attended part of a conference that addressed Jane Austen, Germaine de Stael, and other women writers, such as Charlotte Lennox and Maria Edgeworth. While my reason for being at CHL is to do research, I also have found that attending talks is worth taking a research break. In some ways, attending…

Images of books from Chawton House Library collection. After spending a week getting acquainted with the CHL and JAHM and meeting the people who work there, attending and assisting in events, and volunteering, I finally sat down on Tuesday afternoon (July 11) in the Upper Reading Room to begin my archival research. My goal last…