Episode description: "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 Zweig The Frequency of Us, Keith Stuart The Shape of Darkness, Laura Purcell Hidden Nature, Alys Fowler Offshore, Penelope Fitzgerald Outlandish, Nick Hunt
Credits Music: Audionautix Produced by Pommy Harmar
Links Lauren Falconer, Actor and Performer [https://www.mandy.com/u/lauren-falconer-1/] Jane Austen Centre and Festival [https://janeausten.co.uk/] Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights [https://mrbsemporium.com/] Bath Central Library [https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/bath-central-library] Bath Between the Wars, David Williamson, Hobnob Press Pilgrimage, J F Penn, J F Penn Books Bath Through Time, Jenny Knight, Amberley Publishing"
