Georgian city is not shy of milking its links with the author, but actually she was not happy during her time there
The city of Bath does not fight shy of promoting its Jane Austen connections, tempting in visitors from around the world by organising tours, balls, afternoon teas and writing and embroidery workshops inspired by the author. If you have the inclination, you can buy souvenirs ranging from Jane Austen Top Trumps to a Mr Darcy rubber duck.
But in this, the 250th anniversary year of her birth, an exhibition is being launched daring to point out that in truth Austen wasn’t terribly happy during the five years she lived in the city.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/01/smoke-and-confusion-new-exhibition-reveals-jane-austen-true-thoughts-on-bath
Author : Steven Morris
Publish date : 2025-07-01 05:00:00
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