Bath, in southwestern England, was the first home Jane Austen knew away from her tiny village when she moved here at about age 25. Though the author only lived in Bath from 1801 to 1806 and did little writing here, no doubt this spa city on the River Avon gave her inspiration. After all, Bath was a popular resort at the time for Britain"s upper crust—the posh, mannered society types whom Austen satirized so wittily in novels like "Pride and Prejudice."
Celebrating all things Austen
Today in History
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England
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A monster view in Scotland
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Balloon Ascension Day
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Taking the forest to the cloud
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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Oktoberfest
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Sailing on thick ice
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Sunburst at Angkor
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World Photography Day
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Maldives
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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World Migratory Bird Day
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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South Padre Island, Texas
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Float on
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Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
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Antarctica Day
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New York City skyline
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Art and soul
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A universe underground
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Rays on parade