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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Let’s go foraging
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Glacial spires in the fog
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Whatever floats your boat
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Time to count some birds
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Winter solstice
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Splügen Pass, Switzerland
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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National Park Week: Everglades National Park
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Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
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Is that a face in the sand?
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Hay, what s up?
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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Penn Station
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Saint Andrews Day
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Borrego Badlands
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Zion National Park turns 103
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World Children s Day
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Welcome to California
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International Tiger Day
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Harvest season begins
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Just another day in paradise