A trip to Bath, [electronic resource] : and a tour through the West; being the private history of Captain Smith; containing An account of the parents of Captain Smith-His being sent from London to a relation's in Buckinghamshire, on the account of his many love Intrigues, where he privately continued the same course, and debauched his relation's wife, servants, &c. His receiving a captain's commission and return to London-an adventure there-his preparations for eloping with Miss B-y, a young lady of 50,000l. fortune; but which was hindered by the arrival of a young lady whom he had seduced in the country. His fearing the consequences of his affair with Miss B-y was the occasion of his taking, in company with his constant Peggy, the Trip to Bath-Adventures on the road-arrival at Bath-History and description of the place. The captain slights Peggy-an account of the many amorous intrigues he has at Bath-he repents his ill usage to Peggy, and they go to Wells and Bristol-Descriptions and histories of those places. Peggy is delivered of a daughter, which encreases the captain's love for her. During Peggy's lying-in he has an affair with a married lady, and is discovered-the confusion it occasioned-the captain, in his flight from the husband, runs into a barber's shop, where he lives some time in private-the barber tells him his history-he and the captain take a Tour Through The West-a description of all the towns, &c. they go through. The captain repents, and returns to Bristol to seek Peggy, and finds she is just gone to London to possess a large fortune-he goes to her-they are married, and are happy.
1790
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A trip to Bath, [electronic resource] : and a tour through the West; being the private history of Captain Smith; containing An account of the parents of Captain Smith-His being sent from London to a relation's in Buckinghamshire, on the account of his many love Intrigues, where he privately continued the same course, and debauched his relation's wife, servants, &c. His receiving a captain's commission and return to London-an adventure there-his preparations for eloping with Miss B-y, a young lady of 50,000l. fortune; but which was hindered by the arrival of a young lady whom he had seduced in the country. His fearing the consequences of his affair with Miss B-y was the occasion of his taking, in company with his constant Peggy, the Trip to Bath-Adventures on the road-arrival at Bath-History and description of the place. The captain slights Peggy-an account of the many amorous intrigues he has at Bath-he repents his ill usage to Peggy, and they go to Wells and Bristol-Descriptions and histories of those places. Peggy is delivered of a daughter, which encreases the captain's love for her. During Peggy's lying-in he has an affair with a married lady, and is discovered-the confusion it occasioned-the captain, in his flight from the husband, runs into a barber's shop, where he lives some time in private-the barber tells him his history-he and the captain take a Tour Through The West-a description of all the towns, &c. they go through. The captain repents, and returns to Bristol to seek Peggy, and finds she is just gone to London to possess a large fortune-he goes to her-they are married, and are happy.
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London : printed by T. Sabine; No. 81, shoe lane, fleet street, [1790?]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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66p.,plate : map ; 4⁰.
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A novel.
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Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T223260.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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