Jane Austen was born in December 1775 in Steventon, a small town in Hampshire, in the middle of rural England. The novelist, who never left her homeland, might only seem to offer a limited geographical horizon to whoever wishes to explore her work through maps and documents. And yet, mapping Jane Austen becomes fundamental from the moment one understands to what extent space is an essential key to the reading of her novels.

For each spatial and chronological frame is thoroughly built and takes full part in social and sentimental plots. The mere mention of a name is sometimes enough to illustrate a whole mental landscape. From Regency England to fictional towns, this Atlas invites the reader to wander around another century in which the toponomy of places and travelling of characters reflect their inspirations, their choices, and their inner development.