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Written by Jen N.
(10/10/2005 10:09 p.m.)
in consequence of the missive, "Lofty" location of Camden-place, penned by Barbara
This is from A Charming Place: Bath in the Life and Novels of Jane Austen by Maggie Lane: The location chosen for the Elliots suits them to perfection, reflecting as it does not only their hauteur and pretentiousness, but the shaky ground on which these were built: Camden Crescent forms only part of a large unfinished project...rapid progress had been made with the building of the upper crescent, when a series of alarming landslips brought the work to a standstill.
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