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Lonely Planet review

Though Bath only features in two Jane Austen novels ( Persuasion and Northanger Abbey ), for many people the city is the quintessential Austenesque setting, the perfect place for dashing young beaus to sweep retiring young dilettantes off their feet. Austen lived in the city from 1801 to 1806, residing at various houses including No 4 Sydney Pl (marked by a blue plaque opposite the Holburne Museum).

The Jane Austen Centre explores the author's connections with the city through costumed guides, pictorial prints and Austen-themed exhibits - there's even a Regency tearoom and a gift shop stocked with lace parasols. But sorry ladies - no sign of Mr Darcy…