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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Happy Valentines Day!
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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Old Rock Day
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Tibetan New Year
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Embracing the cold
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Celebrating Bike to Work Week, May 14-18
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Cannes, France, in the spotlight
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Its Halfway Day!
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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Farmers Day
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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Salzburg, Austria
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Celebrating sea otters
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Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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A throng of ice and spires
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World Lizard Day
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Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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Prague, Czech Republic
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