Henry's Townhouse — London, United Kingdom
About Henry's Townhouse
This one-time home of Austen's brother and literary agent, Henry, the townhouse one of the few surviving physical connections to her life in London and is today a single, multi-bedroom rental for up to 12 guests, though equipped with overnight housekeeper. Each bedroom is a Regency-era imagining based on an Austen family member, from Jane's room with a canopy bed to Cassandra's powder-blue digs and Henry's peppermint stripes. There are first editions and a cozy snug equipped with velvet furniture so you can curl up and read. That said, while Condé Nast claims that Austen visited and wrote here, others contest the claim — she likely visited, but there aren't good historical sources backing that she ever stayed the night, wrote about the property, or authored any fiction here. Further, massive renovations have changed the footprint of the townhome, though the staircase, woodwork, and Rege…
Literary significance
Décor is Regency, reflecting the 1805 world of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility . A library and first editions of all 6 of Austen's novels keep the tone literary.
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Location
24 Upper Berkeley St, London W1H 7QH, United Kingdom