The annual festival, now the largest and longest-running of its kind, first took place in 2001 and has since grown to a 10-day programme drawing thousands of visitors from around the world "One cannot have too large a party," writes Jane Austen in Emma. But could she ever have predicted that more than 200 years later, balls held in her honour would be selling out in 15 minutes? This year, the largest and longest-runn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM on September 15, 2025