Jane Austen's Country Fair Takes Place In The 250th Anniversary Year Of Her Birth

STEVENTON, ENGLAND - JULY 6: People in period costume take part in a regency dance during the Jane Austen Regency Country Fair on the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth on July 6, 2025 in Steventon, England. The Jane Austen Country Fair takes place annually in the village of Steventon, where Austen was born on 16th December 1775. Author of classic novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility and Emma, Austen lived in the Hampshire area until her death in 1817, aged 41. (Footage by Carl Court/Getty Images)