Excerpt from Mr. Zinzan of Bath: Or Seen in an Old Mirror, a Novel This particular autumn in Bath was supposed to be a good season; the weather was remarkably fine, so was the company; the much-used furniture got rubbed up; the doctors were in bland expectation of many fees; the assembly houses began to prepare their lists of entertainments. If faithfully followed out, the programme for the day left little to be desired among those who came tired of their own company, for every hour was provided for. At one time the nobility had kept themselves apart from the ordinary throng of country gentlemen and military and naval officers, but times had Changed, and Bath was a small place, and now they frequented the same room, drank from the same pump, and strolled upon the same terraces. The Princess Amelia, or Emily, as she was indifierently called, was honouring the city with her presence; she had been met at the north gate bya hundred armed young men, and a hundred amazons, and escorted in high pomp, and amid the clangour of abbey bells, and the Cheers of the populace, who were always liable to a craze at the sight of royalty, to her house in Westgate Street. Nash, great monarch of Bath, received her regally his dashing Chariot and brilliant outriders were in attendance wherever She went, competing with her in splendour, and outdoing her in eccentricity. Poor Beau Nash! He served the world faithfully, and its rewards were poverty and neglect; but if he has left the reputation of a king of folly, there stands a hospital as a memorial of his benevolence; starving wretches blessed his open heart and hand, and his little nook of society had to thank him for the decency and order which reigned among those who owned no sway but his. Wisdom came down from Westminster, Wit from the coffee-houses, Fashion from St. James's, and Nash, from his house in St. John's Court, ruled them all. Along the road that ran into Bath on the east side under craggy cliffs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Eighteenth-century Bath was at the centre of English culture and fashion. A pleasure resort as well as a spa town, it played host to the beau monde in search of diversion in addition to the infirm in search of a cure by taking its waters. Its pump room, assembly rooms and theatre attracted aristocracy and gentry from all over the country, particularly under the auspices of Master of Ceremonies Beau Nash, notable dandy and leader of fashion. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Gainsborough and Jane Austen were among its famous visitors and residents. Life & Letters at Bath in the Eighteenth Century chronicles this fascinating period in the history of the city and gives details of the wide variety of famous people associated with it.