This year marks the 250th anniversary since Jane Austen's birth in 1775 and as she lived in Bath from 1801 to 1806, Bath will be celebrating! We find out from the Jane Austen Festival Director Georgia Delve what will be happening in the city this summer. Lizzie Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), aka actor Lauren Falconer talks about Jane Austen's time in Bath and the two novels she set in the city, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.We visit a writer's event at Bath Central Library and meet three local authors, Jenny Knight, J F Penn and David WIlliamson.And Sam Drew from award-winning bookshop, Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights gives us his curation of books inspired by the city of Bath.Books mentioned by Sam Did he do it? from The Governess and other Stories, Stefan ZweigThe Frequency of Us, Keith StuartThe Shape of Darkness, Laura PurcellHidden Nature, Alys FowlerOffshore, Penelope FitzgeraldOutlandish, Nick HuntCreditsMusic: AudionautixProduced by Pommy HarmarLinksLauren Falconer, Actor and PerformerJane Austen Centre and FestivalMr B's Emporium of Reading DelightsBath Central LibraryBath Between the Wars, David Williamson, Hobnob PressPilgrimage, J F Penn, J F Penn BooksBath Through Time, Jenny Knight, AMberley Publishing

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