JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL AND THE  SARAH SIDDONS FAN CLUB One of my favourite authors is going to have a Festival in Southampton in 2017 thanks to the Sarah Siddons Fan Club winning a Heritage Lottery Grant to co-ordinate such an event. This year sees the 200th anniversary of Jane’s tragically early death (on 18th July) … Continue reading In the Footsteps of Jane Austen and Sarah Siddons by Allison Symes