“Our part of London is so very superior to most others! The neighbourhood of Brunswick Square is so very different from almost all the rest”  Emma, Chapter 12

In the 200 years since Jane Austen’s classic, Emma, was published in December 1815, it has become one of the best loved novels of all time. To celebrate the bi-centenary of its publication, the Friends of Brunswick Square present Emma 200, a weekend mini-festival of talks, performances, exhibitions and more in the leafy surroundings of Brunswick Square, which features in the novel.

From a screening of the 1996 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow to a lecture from Austen scholar Professor John Mullan and a staged reading of a theatrical adaptation, to period music and dancing, modern improv group Austentatious, and a free Saturday of family activities and entertainment, Emma 200 has a varied programme for all.

Click this link for full details of the programme.

To read an interesting article on Emma and the children of Brunswick Square by Laurie Kaplan, Professor of English and Academic Director of George Washington University’s England Center - click here