Cities hold events to celebrate the writer with dances, exhibitions, parties and debates
On December 16, 2025 will be celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of writer Jane Austen (1775-1817), famous for books such as “Pride and Prejudice” e “Persuasion”. Throughout the year, the date will be celebrated with exhibitions, parties and dances in United Kingdom cities where the author passed or on which he wrote.
One of the most famous events is the in Bath, the city where she lived. Annually, fans gather to “regent”, Where everyone dresses with period clothes and walking the city streets. On September 13, 2,000 people will participate in the walk.
In addition to the stop, the Jane Austen Festival also features debates, workshops, teas and dynamics with the characters of the books. It will take place from September 12 to 21.
Another city that will enjoy the author’s 250th anniversary to attract tourists is Southampton, where she lived for 3 years. The tribute season began in November 2024 and runs until December 2025, with Jane Austen Regency Ball. Tickets reach 95 pounds (about $ 726). Here .
In Hampshire, County where Jane was born, the party will also be divided throughout the year: debates, artistic facilities, display of the costumes of the series “Pride and Prejudice”(1995) and the display of the author’s clothing parts are part of the programming.
The county will also be the scene of the of the writer, on January 17 and 18, 2026. As Jane stated in the novel “Emma”, “You can never give too big party”.
Who was Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English author born in 1775. According to the expert in the work of the writer and teacher of CEFET-MG (Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais) Adriana Sales, criticism, satire and irony are the “Brands Registered“That’s.
For Sales, Jane Austen’s work remains relevant to dealing with universal themes that “resonate in contemporary times for numerous issues, such as women’s rights”.
Nevertheless, the teacher does not rule out the influence of audiovisual adaptations for the maintenance of the writer’s success. “It represents a symbol of pop culture, including because its works are configured as a transmitted phenomenon, which goes from writing to other media”.
An example is the 2005 adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice“. According to the the world’s profit was $ 129,355,477 (approximately R $ 733,031,617). Almost 20 years after the release, the feature still attracts the audience: at Tiktok, the film’s cuts have over 1 million views.
Jane Austen died at age 41 in 1817. Today, it is speculated that the cause was Addison’s disease, which causes the bankruptcy of the adrenal glands, or the Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
The author’s books
Between soap operas, short stories, novels – finished and unfinished – the writer has become a reference in world literature. In life, she published 6 books, considered her main works. They are:
- Reason and sensitivity (1811);
- Pride and prejudice (1813);
- Mansfield Park (1814);
- Emma (1815);
- Northanger’s Abbey (1818);
- Persuasion (1818).
Sales emphasizes the role of women in the work of Jane Austen. For the researcher, female characters even fulfill the role expected by society, but have “self -thinking”.
“Each of the main characters has their style, they rebel in some way or act that it is not so expected to the girls of the 19th century, for example“, These.
