Tag Archives: Ralph Allen Bath

HENRY FIELDING :LONDON CALLING & POETIC FAITH

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Dave

London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared – and battle come down London calling to the underworld Come out of the cupboard,you boys and girls London calling, now don’t look to us Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the … Continue reading →

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HIS MUSE HAD SUNG THE LOUDEST IN TAVERN CHORUSES

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Dave

By the publication of Tom Jones in 1749, Henry Fielding had asserted that the idealized, morally beyond reproach hero is no longer a viable character in literature. The idea of perfectibility was replaced by human flaw and redemption. Secondly, Fielding … Continue reading →

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COSTUME, CUSTOM and CONDUCT

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Dave

Since Roman times, Bath’s hot mineral springs have pumped a quarter of a million gallons of spring water a day at a steady temperature of 49°c. In 1708, Thomas Harrison built the Bath Assembly House, for which the public paid … Continue reading →

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THE PUMP-ROOM CHRONICLES

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Dave

With the arrival of Beau Nash at Bath in 1702, the city would change into the city it became. It was during his time and with his encouragement that Bath began to take on an entirely different aspect. The one … Continue reading →