British Library Jane Austen Desk Diary

The British Library Jane Austen Diary 2010 combines quotations from Jane Austen's letters and novels, with colour images, taken from the British Library collection, and silhouette drawings by her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh. The evocative images, combined with Jane Austen's lively insights and refl ections, conjure up a picture of life in the countryside in Regency England. All major national and religious holidays are included plus key dates relating to Jane Austen's life and work.