Written by an East Anglian country gentleman, this satire gently
mocked the current rage for visiting Bath, and proved hugely
populat with the very people who visited Bath - as did Anstey
himself. It made very considerable profits for its author and its
publisher Dodsley. [This is a preliminary note: we would welcome a
developed scholarly profile.]
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