literary sites

Jane Austen lived at Chawton Cottage in Hampshire during the happiest and most productive period of her life, from 1809 to 1817.

The Anna Sewell House in Old Catton is a Grade II listed building constructed in the 18th century. It was the home of its namesake, the author of Black Beauty (which was written here), for the last 10 years of her life, 1867-1878.

Allan Stevenson, 1900. Single storey and attic, 10-bay asymmetrical-plan museum. Painted harl. SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: advanced blank gabled bay to outer left; timber colonnade to right.

Dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, this historic pub off Fleet Street in London has been frequented by Dickens, Yeats, Wilde and many other famous folks.

A Grade II listed building, Steventon Church is best known for its connection to Jane Austen, whose father was the rector. Jane lived at the nearby rectory and attended this church for the first 25 years of her life.

Terraced house. c1807-9. Darkened stock brick with slate mansard roof and dormer. Plain stucco 1st floor sill band. 3 storeys, attic and basement. 3 windows.

Country house. South wing 1687-9 by William Talman. East front 1689-91 by Talman, west front 1700-03, north front 1705-7 by Thomas Archer.

The childhood home of author Willa Cather from 1884 to 1890.