{"id":113447,"date":"2025-09-18T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/?p=113447"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:00:08","slug":"jane-austen-a-250-year-celebration-ottobre-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/en\/jane-austen-a-250-year-celebration-ottobre-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Austen: A 250-Year Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"editor-img alignnone wp-image-113442 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x2-English-cafe-october-2025-826x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x2-English-cafe-october-2025-826x208.jpg 826w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x2-English-cafe-october-2025-568x143.jpg 568w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x2-English-cafe-october-2025-374x94.jpg 374w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x2-English-cafe-october-2025-794x200.jpg 794w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x2-English-cafe-october-2025.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"473\">On Thursday October 9th at 8 pm,<strong>\u00a0Hotel Meridiana<\/strong> will host the next appointment of the <strong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"264\">English Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, which will be focused on\u00a0 <strong data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"410\">the life and work of Jane Austen<\/strong>, in the year marking the <strong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"470\">250th anniversary of her birth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"864\">Jane Austen (1775\u20131817) remains one of the most beloved authors in the English language. Her sharp wit, keen social observations, and unforgettable characters continue to inspire readers and adaptations across the world. From <em data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"722\">Pride and Prejudice<\/em> to <em data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"749\">Sense and Sensibility<\/em> and <em data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"760\">Emma<\/em>, Austen\u2019s novels blend humor, romance, and insight into the complexities of human nature and society.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1530\">To stimulate conversation, the book club invites participants to <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20251009-Jane-Austen-Bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>read this short biography<\/strong><\/a>, a useful starting point for those who wish to join the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><em>Free admission.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.it\/e\/1714259619669?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>You can book your place<\/strong><\/a> at the <strong>English Caf\u00e8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and don\u2019t forget, the book we are reading for the Sirmione Book Club English\u00a0and that will be discussed on\u00a0<strong>November 13th<\/strong> at the Public Library is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.it\/No-Ladies-Detective-Agency\/dp\/0349119082\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The No. 1 Ladies&#8217; Detective Agency<\/a><\/strong> by\u00a0<strong>Alexander McCall Smith<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our English reading group features <strong>monthly encounters<\/strong>, organized as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Sirmione Book Club English<\/strong>, on uneven months in the Municipal Library, with books proposed by the coordinators\u00a0<strong>Rosemary Williamson<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Rosalind Rabbitt\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Ann Davies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>English Caf\u00e8<\/strong>, on even months, where to more freely talk about books we&#8217;d like to read, share, propose. The English Caf\u00e8, as the name suggests, will not take place in the Public Library, but in a more informal venue, namely a pub, bar or vinery in Sirmione. The designated place will be announced each time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"it\" data-phrase-index=\"2\" data-number-of-phrases=\"3\">Even if you didn\u2019t attend the previous meetings, you can step in any time you want<\/span><\/span>&#8230; by the way, the book we are reading for the <strong>Sirmione Book Club English<\/strong> and that will be discussed on<\/p>\n<p>For information you can contact the <strong>Public\u00a0Library<\/strong>:<strong> 030.9909174<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>All the appointments of the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/servizi-e-iniziative-della-biblioteca-comunale-novembre-2021\/sirmione-book-club\/\"><strong>Sirmione Book Club<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"editor-img alignnone wp-image-113444 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x5-English-cafe-October-2025-826x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x5-English-cafe-October-2025-826x516.jpg 826w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x5-English-cafe-October-2025-568x355.jpg 568w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x5-English-cafe-October-2025-374x234.jpg 374w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x5-English-cafe-October-2025-794x496.jpg 794w, https:\/\/visitsirmione.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8x5-English-cafe-October-2025.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday October 9th at 8 pm,\u00a0Hotel Meridiana will host the next appointment of the English Caf\u00e9, which will be focused on\u00a0 the life and work of Jane Austen, in the year marking the 250th anniversary of her birth. Jane Austen (1775\u20131817) remains one of the most beloved authors in the English language. 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