Celebrating all things Austen Sep 10, 2021

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."

© Robert Harding World Imagery/Offset by Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Sep 10, 2018Party like it’s 5779
Sep 10, 2019Welcome to my neck of the woods
Sep 10, 2020Hidden beauty in Thailand
Sep 10, 2022Mid-Autumn Festival
Sep 10, 2023Grandparents Day
Sep 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Sep 10, 2025Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 31, 2023World Otter Day
Apr 23, 2026Shakespeare Day
Aug 6, 2022San Francisco Bay salt flats
Oct 10, 2021A shell of many colors
Oct 5, 2022World Teachers Day
Jul 28, 2020Over the boardwalk
Apr 21, 2022First day of summer
Aug 26, 2026Auroras over Kirkjufell, Iceland
Feb 23, 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Jul 31, 2025Ring-tailed lemur
Dec 2, 2021Denali National Park
Aug 19, 2026National Aviation Day
Jun 7, 2023Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
Jan 10, 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Oct 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Jan 28, 2019Ancient groves in Australia
Apr 13, 2025Songkran—Thai New Year
Apr 18, 2026World Heritage Day
Oct 21, 2021Here s looking Atchafalaya
Apr 3, 2025National Find a Rainbow Day
Jan 2, 2020Winter in the Finnish wilds
Mar 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Nov 30, 2022Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
Jul 8, 2020It s only Wednesday
Apr 25, 2026World Penguin Day
May 7, 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
Sep 17, 2023Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba
Nov 20, 2020Atop the Needle of Chamonix
Oct 30, 2022Polar Bear Week
Oct 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain