Lucy Worsley is an historian, author, curator and television presenter. Lucy read Ancient and Modern History at New College, Oxford and worked for English Heritage before becoming Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court. She also presents history programmes for the BBC including 'Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley' and 'Lucy Worsley's Reins of Power: The Art of Horse Dancing'. Her bestselling books include A Very British Murder: The Curious Story of how Crime was Turned into Art, If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home, Courtiers: the Secret History of the Georgian Court and Cavalier: The Story of a 17th century Playboy.
This is my kind of history: carefully researched but so vivid that
you are convinced Lucy Worsley was actually there at the party - or
the parsonage.
*Antonia Fraser*
Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's
world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked
throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique
perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced
exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity.
*Amanda Foreman*
A vivid portrait of Jane Austen. A must for any Austenite.
*Red magazine*
Brilliant and very moving, this book is a fascinating and original
exploration of Jane Austen with lots of new material - Worsley
brings Austen to life superbly, through her pages she is a flesh
and blood woman, intelligent, powerful, contradictory, loving,
loved. A magnificent book.
*Kate Williams*
Rarely, if ever, will you encounter a historian so in command of
their material. Truly, this is a dazzling exercise in persuasion,
written with sense and sensibility.
*Saturday Express*
A deep, prolifically researched dive into the houses, vacation
homes, and schools where the author spent her life.
*Vogue magazine*
Worsley offers us much that Austen's admirers wish to know... [she]
is entirely convincing.
*New York Times*
An interesting portrait of Georgian and Regency material culture.
There's much intriguing historical detail.
*Literary Review*
A sprightly new take on Austen's life.
*Mail on Sunday*
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