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THE BATH ROAD

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WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.


THE BRIGHTON ROAD: Old Times and New on a Classic Highway.

THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD, and its Tributaries, To-day, and in Days of Old.

THE DOVER ROAD: Annals of an Ancient Turnpike.

THE EXETER ROAD: The Story of the West of England Highway. [_In the
Press._

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[Illustration: GEORGE THE THIRD TRAVELLING FROM WINDSOR TO LONDON, 1806.
(_After R. B. Davis._)]


THE BATH ROAD

History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway

by

CHARLES G. HARPER

Author of "The Brighton Road," "The Portsmouth Road,"
"The Dover Road," &c. &c.


[Illustration]


Illustrated by the Author, and from Old Prints and Pictures







London: Chapman & Hall, Limited
1899
(_All Rights Reserved_)




Printed by
William Clowes and Sons, Limited