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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Pride Month
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Black History Month
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Ski touring in Austria
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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An old celebration for a new season
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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Prague, Czech Republic
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World Dolphin Day
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Happy Independence Day!
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Hanging out on a limb
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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Mute swan
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Happy International Beaver Day!
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The smoke before the bonfire
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World Rainforest Day
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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Observing a squirrelly day
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
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World Hello Day
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Here comes summer
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Siblings Day
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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Waiting for winter
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Giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Going with the floe
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
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