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'Jane Austen' sitting in the window of her former schoolroom

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Jane Austen's former schoolroom, located in Reading’s Abbey Quarter, is often cited as the inspiration for Austen’s Mr Goddard’s School in Emma.

When she was just nine years old, Jane Austen spent 18 months at school in Reading. Based in the former Gateway of the medieval Reading Abbey, Reading Ladies Boarding School became home to Jane, her elder sister Cassandra and cousin Jane between the summer of 1785 and December 1786.

The schoolroom interior is currently only available for group bookings on the Reading Museum website.

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Jane Austen's Schoolroom

Type:Historic House / Palace

Abbey Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3BD

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