The Bath Road: History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Charles G. Harper
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| Author | Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863-1943 |
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| LoC No. | 02021033 |
| Title | The Bath Road: History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway |
| Alternate Title | The Bath Road: History, Fashion, and Frivolity on an Old Highway |
| Note | Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http: //www.archive.org/details/americana) |
| Summary | "The Bath Road: History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway" by Charles G. Harper is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the rich history of the Bath Road, detailing its significance as a crucial route in England and the various stories associated with it. It highlights the era of elegance and leisure travel to Bath, a popular destination for the fashionable and the ailing alike. The opening portion of the work delves into the unique character of English roads, focusing on the Bath Road's evolution as the epitome of fashion and literary culture during its peak. The author describes the distinctive style of travel and social interactions along the road, emphasizing the influx of travelers seeking the mineral waters of Bath. Harper also employs vivid imagery to illustrate the changing landscape and the types of characters frequenting the road, setting the stage for a deeper exploration into the glamorous yet frivolous world of past travel that this historic highway represents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | England -- Description and travel |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Bath Road (England) |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37921 |
| Release Date | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 112 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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