Jane Austen’s Alton Apothecary William Curtis

Part of the Jane Austen Regency Week. A talk by local historian Jane Hurst. In Jane Austen’s surviving letters, there are two mentions of Altonian William Curtis - both from 1817. On 6th April, she wrote to her brother Charles: ‘I was so ill on Friday ...but either her [Cassandra’s] return... or my having seen Mr Curtis or my disorders choosing to go away, have made me much better.’ Sadly the improvement did not last as, in her last surviving letter written from Chawton in May, Jane observed tha

7.30pm - 9pm. Tickets £5. Tickets from Box Office at Alton Community Centre, Amery Street, Alton, Hants. GU34 1HN. The phone and E-mail on this page will connect you with the Box Office.

Allen Gallery, Church Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2BW

Thu 22 Jun 2017

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