Pierce Egan

Walks Through Bath

Describing Every Thing Worthy Of Interest, Connected With The Public Buildings, The Rooms, Crescents, Theatre, Concerts, Baths, Its Literature, Etc. (1819)

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Produktbeschreibung

""Walks Through Bath"" is a guidebook written by Pierce Egan in 1819 that describes everything of interest in the city of Bath, England. The book provides detailed information about the city's public buildings, rooms, crescents, theatre, concerts, baths, literature, and other important landmarks. It is a comprehensive guide that takes readers on a tour of Bath, highlighting all the noteworthy places and events that make the city unique. The book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of Bath, and it is written in a clear and engaging style that makes it easy to read and understand. Whether you are a tourist or a local resident, ""Walks Through Bath"" is a must-read book that will help you appreciate the beauty and significance of this historic city.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781104525439
• ISBN-10: 1104525437
• Artikelnr.: 26491644

Autorenporträt

Pierce Egan was a British journalist, sportswriter, and pop culture writer. His successful book Life in London, published in 1821, was transformed into the stage play Tom and Jerry, or Life in London later that year, becoming the first play to have a continuous run of 100 performances at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. The first collection of his prizefighting essays, Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, was published in 1813. He coined the term "the Sweet Science" as an adjective for prizefighting, which he named "the Sweet Science of Bruising" as a description of England's bare-knuckle fight scene. Egan's parents were Irish, however he could have been born in the London region. He moved into printing and worked as a compositor for George Smeeton in 1812. He established himself as the country's leading sports writer, which at the time primarily covered prize bouts and horse racing. He died on August 3, 1849, and was buried on August 10, on the western side of Highgate Cemetery in North London. His plot no longer has a headstone or other identifying markers. The inscription on his grave was included in the book Monumental Inscriptions of Middlesex Vol 2 and reads: "Sacred to the memory of Pierce Egan, Author of various popular works, who died on August 3, 1849.