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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International Rock Day
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Honoring the fallen
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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World Teachers Day
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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Celebrating Flag Day
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World Wildlife Day
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Waiting for winter
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Hut, hut, hike!
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World Bicycle Day
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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Summer solstice
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Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah
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Cinco de Mayo
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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International Day of Forests
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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Splügen Pass, Switzerland
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