An Interview with Jane Austen’s Niece

Caroline Jane Knight Helps Us Celebrate Ms. Austen’s 250th Birthday

I loved interviewing Jane Austen’s fifth niece, Caroline Jane Knight!

What an honor. And what fun. She is an amazing woman and devoted family historian and memory-keeper. I am deeply grateful for her time and stories! Jane fans will enjoy it. Below are the permanent links to the show.

It was so nice to learn about Jane’s family history with a family member who is carrying forth Jane’s legacy in such a powerful way.

Thanks to my hubby Victor Fuhrman, and our friends at Om Times Radio, for the guest hosting gig on Vox Novus!

In my newish role of a historian, I spend so much time in archives, libraries, books, museums, and historical places, often looking for clues and covering people who are no longer living. It is such a great opportunity to have a chance to speak with those who keep the memories of historic figures, and of women authors, alive!

Introduction to the Radio Show

This month marks Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. Who better to share her family’s legacy than her fifth-generation niece, and the last Austen descendant to grow up in Chawton House in the UK, Caroline Jane Knight. She is the author of Jane & Me: My Austen Heritage and founder and Chair of the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. Her website is: janeaustenlf.org.

Here are some listening options:

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CONNECT WITH CAROLINE JANE KNIGHT:

Treat yourself to Caroline’s Substack, Jane Austen’s Niece. She is raising funding for a new archive with this project. Click here.

Support The Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. Also, now in the USA. Click here.

Get her book, Jane and Me: My Austen Heritage. Click here.

IMAGES:

Jane Austen Mini Portrait, photo by Laurie Sue Brockway taken at The Morgan Library and Museum.