Jane Austen was born on 16 December in Steventon, Hampshire, England. While not widely known in her own time, her novels of love among the landed gentry gained popularity after 1869, and her reputation skyrocketed in the 20th century. Her novels, including "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility", are considered literary classics, bridging the gap between romance and realism.
Here you can read about the Jane Austen Centre in Bath.
“Jane Austen is perhaps the
best known and best loved
of Bath’s many famous
residents. She paid two long
visits here towards the end of
the eighteenth century and
from 1801 to 1806 Bath was
her home.
Her intimate knowledge of
the city is reflected in two
of her novels, "Northanger
Abbey" and "Persuasion",
which are largely set in Bath.
The city remains much as
Jane Austen knew it; the
streets and buildings recalling
the elegant, well-ordered
world that she portrays so
brilliantly in her novels.
Now the pleasure of
exploring Jane Austen’s Bath
can be enhanced by visiting
the Jane Austen Centre.
Here, in a Georgian town
house in the heart of the city,
the visitor can find out more
about the importance of Bath
in Jane Austen’s life
and work.”
Maggie Lane
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