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From ‘Old Christmas’ by Washington Irving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To Celebrate the Anniversary of the Birth of Jane Austen in Steventon on Tuesday 16 December 1775. I am running my Virtual Tour entitled: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas With Jane Austen<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

tonight at 7:30 GM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It looks at the traditions of Christmas during the Regency period and how Jane Austen might have celebrated it. It will give some background to Jane Austen’s life and her knowledge of London. We used her novels and her letters to find out what she might have done at Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a London Walks Guided Walk by Kevin Flude and to book just click here<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the winter, I am running a series of online talks. The next one is on the Winter Solstice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sorry about the short notice, but the marketing is all done by London Walks, and tend not to add links to my walks and lectures here. But as today is Jane Austen’s Birthday it seemed silly not to! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the upcoming Virtual Tours. To book for any click here:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To see my post christmas-with-jane-austen click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Published on December 16th 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To Celebrate the Anniversary of the Birth of Jane Austen in Steventon on Tuesday 16 December 1775. I am running my Virtual Tour entitled: Christmas With Jane Austen tonight at 7:30 GM It looks at the traditions of Christmas during the Regency period and how Jane Austen might have celebrated it. It will give some … <\/p>\n

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