… 1995), p. 57: ‘sterility’ was perceived as a ‘social disease.’ 10 . Alain Kerhervé has shown the role of letters in the circulation of spa gossip between friends: ‘Writing Letters from Georgian Spas: The Impressions of a Few English Ladies,’ …
… to making good financial decisions, highlighting the personal and social dimensions to eighteenth-century business. The circulation of information was integral to establishing credit and trust and this too had a social life. The area around …
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