FILE - A sound and light show with a literary theme developed by Luxmuralis, which includes a section on writer Jane Austen, is screened inside Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)
FILE - One of the new British 10 pound notes is posed for photographs outside the Bank of England in the City of London, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)
LONDON (AP) — Fans of Jane Austen celebrated the acclaimed author's 250th birthday on Tuesday with a church service in her home village, festive visits to her house — and a virtual party for those paying tribute from afar.
Thousands of enthusiasts around the world have already taken part in a of one of English literature’s greats, who penned “Pride and Prejudice," “Sense and Sensibility†and other beloved novels.
On Tuesday — to mark 250 years since she was born on Dec. 16, 1775 — Jane Austen’s House, in the southern English village of Chawton, hosted talks, tours and performances for dozens of visitors, with celebrations concluding with an online party for fans from all over the world.
“Regency dress strongly encouraged,†organizers said, adding that more than 500 people had signed up for the Zoom party.
The cottage, now a museum with Austen artifacts, was where the author lived for the last years of her life and where she wrote all six of her novels.
A church service featuring music and readings is held in Steventon, the rural village where she was born.
Fans, who call themselves “Janeites," have marked the anniversary year with Regency balls and festivals staged in the U.K., U.S. and beyond.
At the weekend, the city of Bath, where Austen lived for five years, hosted the Yuletide Jane Austen Birthday Ball, the finale of many grand costumed events held there this year.
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