Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility Anniversary Limited Edtion

2011 will see the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Thomas Egerton of the Military Library publishing house in London accepted the manuscript for publication, in three volumes. Jane paid for the book to be published and paid the publisher a commission on sales. The cost of the project represented more than one third of the Austen's annual household income of £460 which is about £16,000 in today's money! The first edition of 760 copies sold out by July 1813, which was remarable for those days, and it made Jane a profit of £140 approximately £5,000.  A second edition was advertised in October 1813, and the book has never been out of print since then.

The Jane Austen's House Museum own one of those rare 750 first editions and, together with Trail Publishing, will celebrate the event by publishing a limited boxed edition of 500 faithful copies of the book, complete with a certificate of authenticity. The book will faithfully recreate the look and feel of the original, as in the Georgian era, all books were published with just a plain canvas cover and then the owners would have them bound in finely tooled leather to match the style of their libraries, or to emulate the latest fashion; style was everything to the Georgians.

Jane wrote the first draft of Elinor and Marianne (later retitled Sense & Sensibility) sometime around 1795 when she was about 19 years old. She had written a great deal of short fiction whilst in her teens, but Elinor and Marianne was her first full-length novel. The plot revolves around the contrast between the two sisters; Elinor's sensible approach to life and Marianne's emotional character. The novel displays Jane's subtle irony at its best, with many outstanding comic passages.

This outstanding Limited Edition is going to be one for the collectors of all things Jane!

Southern Teapot Trail

In its search to find the best tearooms in the country, The Teapot Trail has led its followers to some unlikely places. We've guided readers to tearooms in beautiful thatched cottages, garden centres, cider mills, even one on a lavender farm.
In this new selection of outstanding places to take tea in the south of England, you'll find once again an enormous variety of locations. From the dramatic backdrop of Exmoor to the majestic cliffs of north Devon and the wetlands of the Somerset Levels to the Dorset coast. Some are housed in buildings built in medieval times and still retain all the charm and character of centuries past, and others in converted barns. These slightly unorthodox setting are greatly outnumbered by the more traditional kind of tearoom - places with cosy low-beamed parlours, hidden away in pretty villages or at the heart of historic towns. There are some of the most beautiful areas in the English countryside to visit - leafy lanes and manor houses, nature reserves and wild moorland.
Despite the variety of locations, all the tearooms in this book share the same dedication to providing fresh, wholesome food served in attractive surroundings by friendly staff at reasonable prices. And, most important of all, they all brew a really good pot of tea!
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Northern Tearooms

Followers of the Teapot Trail certainly regard the "making of a nice cup of tea" as a serious matter. The concoction of the much beloved refreshing brew has been documented by the British Standards Institution in its publication BS6008: Method for Preparation of a Liquor of Tea, six closely-printed pages to describe how to make the perfect cuppa.
We don't think that any of the tearooms featured in The Northern Teapot Trail will need to study the Institutes findings. Many of the tearooms appeared in the very first Teapot Trail back in 1989 and have been maintaining their high standards ever since, and we have been adding new ones with each edition. As usual, there's a very varied mix of locations. They range from historic houses (Kiplin Hall) and include a sculpture park, Pickering Station on the North York Moors Railway, farmhouses and farm shops, and a corn mill.
All of them have their own individual character and speciality dishes, and they are playing a major role in supporting local suppliers by using fresh, locally gown produce wherever possible. I would also defy anyone who had walked into a tearoom to be greeted by the smell of freshly baked scones and cakes to turn round an leave without tasting anything on the menu!!
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Lancashire Tearooms

The Teapot Trail has been a popular guide to the very best tearooms and coffee shops in the UK for over 20 years. Our authors have scoured the country to find tearooms in such places as castles, cottages, converted barns, old schools, post offices and even railway stations. They all have one thing in common, excellence! It is places such as these that keep alive the wonderfully British custom of Afternoon Tea.

New for 2010 - We have just published the latest edition of the Lancashire Teapot Trail, now into its fourth revision. We have kept many of our readers favourite tearooms and have included several new ones that have been recommended, and meet the high standards and quality that we look for in a tearoom. Many of the tearooms incorporate galleries, craft and farm shops in some of the most picturesque locations in the county. From the platform of Carnforth Station where 'Brief Encounter' was filmed, to the banks of the River Hodder in the beautiful Forest of Bowland, a landscape rich in heritage, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. You'll find a place to stop a while, relax and enjoy a refreshing cup of tea and sample good quality local produce and home made food, made with passion and served with pride. If you would like to see more of what there is to offer in the Teapot Trail Series, just follow this link http://www.trailpublishing.co.uk/