Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice landmark is broadcast across globe
Jane Austen fans have come together in Bath to celebrate the 200th anniversary of her best-loved work, Pride and Prejudice.
A 12-hour readathon began at 11am on Monday at The Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street, with people taking it in turns to read aloud from the famous novel.
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Event organiser David Lassman takes his turn to read. PICTURE: Kevin Bates
The event was live streamed over the internet by creative media production students from the City of Bath College.
It proved a hit online, with people watching from as far afield as America and Australia.
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Austen experts Pavel Douglas and Angela Barlow started proceedings, followed by a whole host of readers, including part-time Bath actor Ashley Green, linguist Dan Li Dunford, pupils from Beechen Cliff School and members of Bath Writers' Workshop.
Media lecturer James Purslow said: "The broadcast helped unite Jane Austen fans across the world."
Comments
by clarysage50
Thursday, January 31 2013, 12:51PM
“........but the place was CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT on Monday morning!!!!! Where did this 'readathon' take place??”