Jane Austen: Prescription for a Troubled Soul
Could reading Jane Austen calm a troubled soul? Maybe. After World War I, her books were prescribed for soldiers suffering from PTSD…
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Step into Jane Austen’s Bath… (the city – not the tub). This self-guided walking tour leads you through the streets she knew, the places she lived and the world that found its way into her novels.
Could reading Jane Austen calm a troubled soul? Maybe. After World War I, her books were prescribed for soldiers suffering from PTSD…
Did the French invent the method of making champagne? Or was it the British?
The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed 80% of London. Who could have been responsible for this devastation?
A historic walking tour of the Old Town of Nice, France…