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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Womens History Month
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Darwin Day
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
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Beavers Bend
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St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Merry Christmas!
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Darwin Day
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Native American Heritage Month
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Arrone in Umbria, Italy
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Penguin Awareness Day
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