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 celebrate
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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Busy building wetlands
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Cranborne Chase, England
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Salt of the earth
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Fibonacci Day
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World Meteorological Day
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Arbor Day
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Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
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Black History Month
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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A place called ‘Peace’ in India
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Celebrating migrations
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Happy Pi Day!
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World Space Week begins
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Mona Vale Rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Earth Science Week
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