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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It s time to fall back
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From the mind of Frank Gehry
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Commemorating the life of a famous railroad conductor
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Martinique
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World Space Week begins
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Presidents Day
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Anybody out there?
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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Honoring our veterans
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Hiding in plain sight
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International Tiger Day
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It s Coffee Day
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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Diving into the underwater nirvana
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Classical music takes center stage
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Barn owl, England
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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