EXHIBITIONS
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A Very Respectable Company: Jane Austen and Her Southampton Circle
SeaCity Museum, Southampton / Until October 2025 / seacitymuseum.co.uk Step into Jane Austen’s world at this new exhibition displaying rarely seen letters, portraits and personal items belonging to members of her Hampshire circle. The lives of these women, ranging from a mixed-race heiress to a Jamaican plantation owner, echo in novels such as Emma and Mansfield Park, and intertwine with the author’s own experiences.