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
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Glacier cave in Iceland
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Polar bears
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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Opt outside today
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Autumnal equinox
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The party’s just starting
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Happy Panda Day!
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World Environment Day
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World Honey Bee Day
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Perfect timing
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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Whoopin it up!
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World Rivers Day
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Happy World Photography Day!
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Sands of time
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Flag Day
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Big sky at Big Bend
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Hey, who’s in charge here?
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Happy New Year!
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Birds of a feather
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