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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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Halloween
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Nursing the world to health
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Where the bearded reedling sings
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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Veterans Day
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Celebrate International Women’s Day
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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Happy New Years Eve!
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International Nurses Day
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Design for Each and All
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A day to celebrate the sun
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A river runs through rice fields