A trip to Bath, 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.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (66p.,plate ) map ;

Other Title:

Trip to Bath,

Place of Publication:

London : printed by T. Sabine; No. 81, shoe lane, fleet street, [1790?]

Notes:

A novel.

Price from imprint: Price.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T223260.

OCLC:

642544153