British spas from 1815 to the present
a social history
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Author
Contributions
- Cowie, Leonard W. - Contributor
- Cowie, Evelyn E. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Madison, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
73,000 words, Guess
Page Count
292 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1003442M
- ISBN-100838637485
- OCLC Control Number35526292
- Library of Congress Control Number96043104
- Goodreads2665487
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- LibraryThing2254179
Classifications
- DDC613/.122/094109034
- LCCDA665 .H37 1997
Description
Phyllis Hembry, author of The English Spa 1560 to 1815, wrote about the origins and development of the spas and their flowering in the eighteenth century. Her book deals not only with their healing and recreational aspects, but also with their status as political, religious, social, and economic gathering places. Hembry had intended to produce a second volume, taking the story further, but died before being able to do so. She had gathered a considerable amount of material and written several draft chapters for this volume. Dr. and Mrs. Cowie have made use of this, revising and supplementing Hembry's text to create a study that continues to the present time and is extended to include Welsh, Scottish, and Irish spas as well.
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