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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Pamukkale, Turkey
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Daylight saving time
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Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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World Art Day
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World Book Day
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Wildebeest on the move
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Indigenous living
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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The ‘Night of Nights’
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World Architecture Day
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Whoopin it up!
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A peek behind the royal curtain
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Pretty poetic for a pit
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Chocolate Hills
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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In the Supertree Grove
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
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Harvest season begins
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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A grotesque scene
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