Originally written and published February 1, 2009 by Tamara Colloff-Bennett Towards the end of the eighteenth century when the famous classics author Jane Austen made two long visits to Bath and then when she lived in the city from 1801 to 1806 after her father the Reverend George Austen retired to live in the area, … Read more
It’s in Bath that crowds gather every year for a ‘Grand Regency Costumed Promenade’ that winds through its streets. The colorful walk is under the auspices of the city’s Jane Austen Centre through its annual Jane Austen Festival. For ten days this year they participated in its tightly scheduled, hour-by-hour daytime and nighttime events to … Read more
Promenading In Regency Costumes All this week the 2011 Jane Austen Festival has been celebrated in the city of Bath in Somerset, England. Hundreds of Jane Austen fans and aficionados dressed in Regency costume kicked off the opening last weekend with a promenade through the streets of Bath. It’s the 11th year that the festival … Read more