She [Catherine ] hoped to be more fortunate the next day; and when her wishes for fine weather were answered by seeing a beautiful morning, she hardly felt a doubt of it; for a fine Sunday in Bath empties every house of its inhabitants, and all the world appears on such an occasion to walk about and tell their acquaintance what a charming day it is.
Jane Austen's description of a Sunday in Bath in the late 18th-century could apply to a Saturday in the same town in the 21st. Despite the biting cold, today's sun drew crowds of people out into the Georgian town to admire the Abbey, Royal Crescent, Pump Room and the rugby match...
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