Jane Austen’s House Museum in England is hoping a crowdsourcing appeal will safeguard one of the author’s letters from being sold into private hands.
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The Huntington Purchases Rare Pasteur, Austen Family, and “Wicked Ned” Collections
SAN MARINO, Calif.—The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens added important rare material to its history of science collection recently: handwritten research notes by Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) on th
Lyon & Turnbull to Offer a First Edition of Austen’s <i>Emma</i> in Original Boards
A superb copy of Jane Austen's fourth novel Emma, valued at £15,000-20,000, will be sold by Lyon & Turnbull on the 7th May 2014. The book is inscribed "Lady M. Dalrymple, Oxenford Castle", in volume one and "Oxenford Castle" is inscribed in volume three.
A new exhibit will soon be getting off the ground--literally-- at The Morgan Library and Museum. This Friday marks the opening day of The Morgan's annual Summer Sculpture Series exhibit. This year's featured artist is Monika Grzymala, a Berlin-based sculptor who has created a massive hanging work made mostly from paper.
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You either love Jane, or you don't. Me, I'm a Janeite. So when a new biography appeared last month titled The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things, I rejoiced!- Read more about The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen
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Well that's a headline to entice many readers and collectors -- it's also the title of a new novel by Syrie James, author of The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen.
Mr. Smith & James Bond Go to Auction
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Can't win an Oscar? Buy one. On Thursday of this week, Sotheby's New York will sell Lewis R. Foster's Academy Award for Best Original Story, Mr.
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Can't win an Oscar? Buy one. On Thursday of this week, Sotheby's New York will sell Lewis R. Foster's Academy Award for Best Original Story, Mr.Sotheby's London Sells Jane Austen's Ring for $236,557
Tuesday 10th July 2012 - This afternoon in Sotheby’s English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations sale, a previously unknown gold and gem set ring belonging to the great English author Jane Austen, sold for £152,450 - more than five times its pre-sale high estimate of £20,000-30,000. Eight bidders battled for the turquoise ring, which was eventually won by an anonymous private collector over the telephone.
