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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
-
An opulent backdrop for a historic event
-
A personal collection becomes an institution
-
Northern coast of Colombia
-
Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
-
The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
-
Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
-
Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
-
An uncommon look at an American icon
-
Atop the Needle of Chamonix
-
Presidents Day
-
Splendid leaf frog
-
Dyavolski Most
-
Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam
-
It s leap day!
-
Sea Otter Awareness Week
-
Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
-
Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
-
Celebrating Pi Day
-
Bald cypress trees in Georgia
-
Composite image of a lunar eclipse
-
Mount Rainier National Park
-
Where the glow of the holidays lingers
-
World Penguin Day
-
International Literacy Day
-
Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
-
In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
-
Happy New Year!
-
World Bicycle Day
-
Purple crocus flowers, Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

