Bath, United Kingdom, Feb 26, 2025 (AFP) - Balls and parades to fete Jane Austen's 250th birthday

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2025-02-26

Ballgowns are being stitched, bonnets brushed and tea rooms prepped as the United Kingdom prepares to celebrate the 250th birthday of beloved literary icon Jane Austen. Quite how the author, born in the small Hampshire village of Steventon on December 16, 1775, has managed to entice and enchant readers for more than two centuries in an ever-changing world remains a mystery. Who would have thought that quotes from her six novels and pages of writi......

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