Jane Austen book sells for £375,000

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Jane Austen

A copy of a Jane Austen novel has become the most expensive of the author’s works ever sold after being bought at auction for £375,000. The first edition of Emma features a handwritten message “from the author”, said The Guardian. The paper added that it has been deposited at the former home of Austen’s brother, now a research institution specialising in women’s writing, “after its American buyer insisted it stay in the UK”. Katie Childs, the chief executive of the institution, said she was “delighted such a significant work of Austen’s will take its place amongst the literary treasures in our collection”.

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