Exhibition Talk: The Watsons: The novel Jane Austen was always writing
Event Date: 30/10/2025
Location: No1 ROYAL CRESCENT
Address: 1 ROYAL CRESCENT, BATH, BA1 2LR
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Join Professor Kathryn Sutherland as she explores The Watsons.
Probably written in Bath in 1804-5, The Watsons was left unfinished. Despite this, it was clearly important: Jane Austen kept it by her for more than a decade during which all her famous novels were published. What is The Watsons—the beginnings of a novel? a short story? an experiment lying between biography and fiction? Why did she keep it?
Professor Kathryn Sutherland is Senior Research Fellow, St Anne's College, Oxford. Her most recent publications include Why Modern Manuscripts Matter (2022) and Jane Austen in 41 Objects (2025).
30th October 2025 – No.1 Royal Crescent, Servants’ Hall
18:00 – 19:00 – Talk by Prof Kathryn Sutherland with time for questions at the end
19:00 – 19:30 – Opportunity to explore the exhibition The Most Tiresome Place in the World: Jane Austen & Bath
Tickets for the talk are £7.00 or £5.00
(entrance to the exhibition included)
Visitor information
This event will take place in our Servants’ Hall. This is accessible via stairs or lift. Please contact us before booking if you require additional assistance and / or visit the accessibility page of our website: https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/accessibility-info/
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