Jane Austen Festival-goers turn heads on Bath to Trowbridge train trip

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Jane Austen Festival-goers turn heads on Bath to Trowbridge train trip
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Devotees of the English writer celebrate their literary hero by dressing in period outfits.

Fans of one of England's most famous novelists have been turning heads as they celebrated their literary hero with a walkabout in period dress.Earlier, almost 50 people in period dress lined the platform at Bath Spa station to take a train to Trowbridge.

The festival is based in Bath, but this year the organisers wanted to expand the popular event to new parts of the region. Fans of the author travelled from around the globe for the event, some from the United States and others travelling from countries such as Denmark and Czech Republic. She began writing as a teenager and published books, anonymously during her lifetime, based on her observations of middle and upper-class Regency England.Guests enjoyed regency parlour games after their afternoon tea

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