Jane Austen Lived Here

On a trip to stonehenge and bath, other than the stones, I found one of my favorite author's homes. She moved to Bath around 1801 and lived in Bath Circus for five years. Her previous home is still marked among the other homes in the crescent buildings.

Before moving to Bath, she had already finished First Impressions, later becoming Pride and Prejudice, at the age of 21. During her time in Bath she continued to write Sense and Sensibility, revised Susan (the first version of Northanger Abbey), and began and abandoned The Watsons. Two of my favorite novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were both set in Bath. Though her time in Bath was not easy, suffering from depression that affected her writing. After her father's death she moved on to Southampton and then Chawton, were she published four novels and lived the rest of her life.

Bath

Roman Baths and Pump Room

Bath Abbey

Sally Lunn's Bath Bunns, since 1608