Bath (and the reinvention of spa sociability) [ Cities / Politics & Society ]
… gynaecological disorders. 9 Nonetheless, talks in the Pump Room did not only revolve around health matters or gossip, the ‘Bath chat,’ 10 but could also take in their stride political issues 11 such as the appointment of a new … 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,’ in Annick Cossic …
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