Lucky us on the East Coast! The Morgan Library in New York will be opening A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy from November 6, 2009, through March 14, 2010.
Click on this link for schedules and other information.
The online exhibition includes:FilmThe Divine Jane is a short documentary film specially commissioned for the exhibition and examines the influence of Austen's fiction—and her enduring fame—through interviews with leading writers, scholars, and actors.
Lady Susan facsimileThe first seven letters of the manuscript are shown here, accompanied by an audio recording.
Selected imagesSee selected images from the exhibition with descriptions.
Pride and Prejudice drawing by Isabel Bishop
The Morgan Library's website features a film by Harriet Walter, who reflects on Jane Austen: "I think one of the reasons people love Jane Austen is that she's quite wicked, but she's not really viciously cruel. She's sympathetic towards the people she's laughing at."
