In de media

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In de media:

De boekencollectie van Karin Quint – De Boekensalon, 13 april 2016.

Het schrijftafeltje van Jane Austen – Trouw, 30 mei 2015

Ontdek het Engeland van Jane Austen – Margriet, 6 februari 2015

Rubriek Kortweg dichtbij – Plus Magazine, september 2014

In Kent is iedereen gelukkig (PDF) – Het Laatste Nieuws, 30 augustus 2014

Interview Karin Quint bij Opium op 4 – Radio 4, 23 juli 2014

Op reis met Jane Austen – Bill.be, 17 juli 2014

In Jane’s voetspoor – REIZEN Magazine, juli/augustus 2014

De romantische wereld van Jane Austen – Nederlands Dagblad, vrijdag 13 juni 2014

Op zoek naar de vijver die Jane Austen nooit beschreef (PDF) – de Volkskrant, Sir Edmund, 7 juni 2014

Tilburgse gek van Jane Austen, interview met Karin Quint – Brabants Dagblad, 3 juni 2014

Dromen van Mr. Darcy, recensie – Boekenkrant, juni 2014

Het Engeland (en nog zo veel meer) van Jane Austen, interview met Karin Quint – Bol.com Boekenredactie, juni 2014

Reizen door het Engeland van Jane Austen – Boek-delen, juni 2014

Inspirerende gids voor een adembenemend mooi land – eci.nl, mei 2014

Meer plaquettes graag, column Arjan Peters over Het Engeland van Jane Austen – de Volkskrant, Sir Edmund, 24 mei 2014

Met het oog op morgen, interview met Karin Quint en Maartje van Weegen – Radio 1, 27 april 2014 (mp3)

Het Engeland van Jane Austen, interview met Karin Quint – De Literaire Toerist, 10 maart 2014

In de voetsporen van Jane Austen – Flow Magazine, maart 2014

2x in de voetsporen van (pdf) – Nouveau, maart 2014

Jane Austen in Bath – Dominicus Magazine januari 2014

‘Jane Austen daagt lezers nog altijd uit’ (pdf) – Boekblad Magazine, december 2013

Interview Karin Quint, auteur Het Engeland van Jane Austen – website Jane Austen Society Nederland

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Even though our fysical world has become a lot smaller in the last two weeks, we can still do a bit of armchair travelling. Glad to see that people are using my travel guide to do just that. It's #16 of the Best Sellers in General England Travel Guides at Amazon.com ❤️ ... See MoreSee Less

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Since most of us won't be able to visit England for awhile, I've decided to bring a little bit of England to you. A spooky anecdote about this ancient inn – not for the faint of heart! 😉

'The very curtains of her bed seemed at one moment in motion, and at another the lock of her door was agitated, as if by the attempt of somebody to enter. Hollow murmurs seemed to creep along the gallery, and more than once her blood was chilled by the sound of distant moans.' – Northanger Abbey, chapter VI

I am pretty sure that Catherine Moreland would have loved to spend a night at the George Inn in Norton St. Philip. It’s one of those ancient inns with low beamed ceilings and creaking stairs that without a doubt have an amazing effect on a 17-year-old girl with a very lively imagination. Or for that matter, on a 37-year-old travel guide writer who is visiting places that have a connection with Jane Austen.

In 2013 I spend a night at this establishment. It was used in the brilliant film adaptation of Persuasion from 1995, as the inn where Anne Elliot and her party are staying in Lyme Regis. I thought it would be special to stay the night there, and have a bite to eat in the same room as Anne (Amanda Root) and Captain Wentworth (Ciarán Hinds).

It seemed like a great idea, until, the night before, I read a review on Tripadvisor. It made my hair stand on end. I suddenly wasn’t sure I wanted to stay at the George Inn all by myself.

The review was from a gentleman who was very positive about his stay, but there was something that was still bothering him. During the night he had woken up from a creaking sound. He had looked to his wife, but she was fast asleep next to him. Then he looked at the rocking chair that was standing next to the bed. It was rocking. And there was no one in it.

After checking in, I was extremely relieved to find that there was no rocking chair in my bedroom. There was a huge closet, which I decided to keep shut. No ‘inventory of linen’ for me, thank you very much! I must say that I had a pretty good night’s sleep. No creaking sounds, no hollow murmurs, no distant moans. The only downside of my stay was that I bumped my head four times on the doorframe of the bathroom. As if it was getting smaller every time I walked through it. But I was surely only imagining that. Or was I …?

The next morning I decided to ask the girl behind the bar about the rocking chair. ‘Oh yes, we do have a ghost here’, she said matter-of-factly, as only the English can. ‘But don’t worry, it’s a friendly ghost.’ As I turned to leave, touching the bump on my head, she added: ‘But he sure likes a good prank now and then!’

Read more about the George Inn and other Austen (film) locations in 'Jane Austen's England: A Travel Guide'.

Available worldwide!

Signed copies at the Jane Austen Centre: bit.ly/2ONe158
Amazon UK: amzn.to/2YIZHMh
Amazon US: amzn.to/2plBZK0I hope everybody is well and safe ❤️
Since most of us won't be able to visit England for awhile, I've decided to bring a little bit of England to you. A spooky anecdote about this ancient inn – not for the faint of heart! 😉

'The very curtains of her bed seemed at one moment in motion, and at another the lock of her door was agitated, as if by the attempt of somebody to enter. Hollow murmurs seemed to creep along the gallery, and more than once her blood was chilled by the sound of distant moans.' – Northanger Abbey, chapter VI

I am pretty sure that Catherine Moreland would have loved to spend a night at the George Inn in Norton St. Philip. It’s one of those ancient inns with low beamed ceilings and creaking stairs that without a doubt have an amazing effect on a 17-year-old girl with a very lively imagination. Or for that matter, on a 37-year-old travel guide writer who is visiting places that have a connection with Jane Austen.

In 2013 I spend a night at this establishment. It was used in the brilliant film adaptation of Persuasion from 1995, as the inn where Anne Elliot and her party are staying in Lyme Regis. I thought it would be special to stay the night there, and have a bite to eat in the same room as Anne (Amanda Root) and Captain Wentworth (Ciarán Hinds).

It seemed like a great idea, until, the night before, I read a review on Tripadvisor. It made my hair stand on end. I suddenly wasn’t sure I wanted to stay at the George Inn all by myself.

The review was from a gentleman who was very positive about his stay, but there was something that was still bothering him. During the night he had woken up from a creaking sound. He had looked to his wife, but she was fast asleep next to him. Then he looked at the rocking chair that was standing next to the bed. It was rocking. And there was no one in it.

After checking in, I was extremely relieved to find that there was no rocking chair in my bedroom. There was a huge closet, which I decided to keep shut. No ‘inventory of linen’ for me, thank you very much! I must say that I had a pretty good night’s sleep. No creaking sounds, no hollow murmurs, no distant moans. The only downside of my stay was that I bumped my head four times on the doorframe of the bathroom. As if it was getting smaller every time I walked through it. But I was surely only imagining that. Or was I ...?

The next morning I decided to ask the girl behind the bar about the rocking chair. ‘Oh yes, we do have a ghost here’, she said matter-of-factly, as only the English can. ‘But don’t worry, it’s a friendly ghost.’ As I turned to leave, touching the bump on my head, she added: ‘But he sure likes a good prank now and then!’

Read more about the George Inn and other Austen (film) locations in 'Jane Austen's England: A Travel Guide'.

Available worldwide!

Signed copies at the Jane Austen Centre: bit.ly/2ONe158
Amazon UK: amzn.to/2YIZHMh
Amazon US: amzn.to/2plBZK0 ... See MoreSee Less

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Good to see Jane Austen’s England amidst other excellent books at the shop of Chawton cottage ... See MoreSee Less

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