Location:
Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery
Cost:
£10
Dates:
4 Dec 2025 - 29 Jan 2026
Category:
Jane Austen 250, Talk

Mrs Martin’s shop is the best place in Basingstoke to gather, converse, read and admire the latest fashions.
“As an inducement to subscribe, Mrs Martin tells me that her collection is not to consist only of novels, but of every kind of literature” Jane Austen writes to Cassandra. 


Sadly her library is in danger from those who believe novels are dangerous and “she who can bear to peruse them must in her soul be a prostitute.”
Will you dare subscribe and save Mrs Martin’s Library?


Tickets £10. Suitable for ages 11 +


pedlarsandpetticoats.uk 

Jane Glennie and Terri Reid are actors/historians bringing women's history to life since 2012.


Café Willis will be open from 6.30pm for the usual Teas/Coffee and cake. 

 

There will be a 10% discount on all café purchases for ticket holders that evening. 


Performance starts at 7.00pm 
 

Dates and times

  1. Thu 29 Jan 2026
    7:00pm
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