Jane Austen’s Sanditon: From Unfinished Swan Song to British Costume Drama

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History

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Adults
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Commemorating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on Dec. 16, 2025, join author, former UK resident, and Anglophile Claire Evans for a look at her final, unfinished manuscript and its path from family heirloom to a fully imagined costume drama, airing on American PBS. Learn about the real-life people and locations that informed Austen’s last work, as well as how the seeds of her ideas came to life on the small screen.

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