Her Season in Bath: A Story of Bygone Days

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Her Season in Bath: A Story of Bygone Days

by Emma Marshall

EN·~4 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total
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Her Season in Bath - A STORY OF BYGONE DAYS - BY EMMA MARSHALL - AUTHOR OF "BRISTOL DIAMONDS," "THE TOWER ON THE CLIFF," ETC., ETC. - LONDON SEELEY & CO., ESSEX STREET, STRAND 1889

0:18
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Her Season in Bath

0:01
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CHAPTER I. - COIFFEUR.

16:34
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CHAPTER II. - THE TIDE OF FASHION.

13:22
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CHAPTER III. - ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PICTURE.

11:11
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CHAPTER IV. - MUSIC.

16:45
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CHAPTER V. - GRISELDA! GRISELDA!

16:46
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CHAPTER VI. - GRAVE AND GAY.

14:40
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CHAPTER VII. - THE VASE OF PARNASSUS.

19:07
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CHAPTER VIII. - ON THE TRACK.

11:51

Description

Set against the glittering backdrop of Bath’s 1779 social season, the story opens in a lavish North Parade drawing‑room where elegant ladies and their devoted maid await the arrival of the city’s most fashionable hairdresser. Through the witty banter of Lady Betty Longueville and her young companion Griselda, listeners glimpse a world of powdered wigs, flowered gowns, and the bustling rhythm of balls, minuets and the emerging waltz. The dialogue brims with the era’s charm, teasing the delicate dance of courtship, gossip, and the subtle power plays that animate high‑society gatherings.

Amid the sparkle of silk and the hum of anticipation, the narrative introduces Amelia Graves, the steadfast servant whose loyalty to her mistress is matched only by her quiet skepticism of the frivolities surrounding her. As the hairdresser’s tools begin to shape the day’s appearances, the listener is drawn into a tapestry of romance, ambition, and the fleeting pleasures of a bygone season, promising a richly atmospheric portrait of Regency life.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (274K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Brian Foley, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2010-07-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Emma Marshall

Emma Marshall

1830–1899

A hugely popular Victorian writer in her day, she produced more than 200 stories, many of them for young readers and often built around history, faith, and memorable places. Her books were known for turning the past into lively, approachable fiction.

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