Selected Bibliography

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Ten Country Dances and Four Cotillions with their basses for the Piano Forte as the are Danced at Bath for the Year 1797 Price 1s J W Linterns of Abbey Church Yard

12 Favorite Country Dances, & 4 Cotilions, for the Violin, Harpsichord, or Harp ... Book 1st. For the Year 1788. Gow, John H.

24 Favorite country dances, hornpipes and reels with their proper figures for the German flute or violin as performed at court and all public assemblies 1807

24 Favourite Country Dances, Hornpipes and Reels with their proper figures for the German flute or violin. As performed at court and all public assemblies.A typical country dance tune and instruction book printed in London in 1803

A collection of country dances dedicated to the nobility & gentry subscribers to Almacks &cc. Francis Werner 1780

A Description Of The Correct Method Of Waltzing by Thomas Wilson

A Dictionary of Musicians Sainsbury and Co. 1824

A History of Bath Image and Reality

An Analysis of Country Dancing published in 1808 by Thomas Wilson

A New Collection of Dance Anthony L'Abbey 1725

An Historical List of Horse-Matches Run and of Plates and Prizes Run for in Great Britain and Ireland, in 1753 by Reginald Heber

Annuls of Bath from 1801

Appollo's Angels Jennifer Homan

A Selection of Elegant & Fashionable Country Dances Reels Waltzes &co for the ensuing season 1808 including those much admired Neapolitan & Maltese Pandean Airs, arranged for the Piano Forte or Harp also Flute or Patent Flageolet, with an accompt for the piano forte or harp by August Voigt

A Series of Autograph Letters by Elizabeth Canning, afterwards Mrs George Barnett

Baldwin, Olive and Wilson, Thelma: "Rauzzini, Venanzio (1746-1810)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press

Bath as a Spa Christopher Pond 2019

Bath A Social History 1680-1850 or A Valley of Pleasure, yet a Sink of Iniquity - R S Neale

Bath History Volume X 2005

Bath History Volume X 2005

Bertrand's Toyshop in Bath Luxury Retailing 1685 - 1765 Vanessa Brett

Bland and Weller’s Annual Collection of Twenty-four Country Dances for the year 1797, with their proper Figures. For the Violin

Bland and Weller’s annual Collection of twenty-four Country Dances for the year 1798, with their proper figures, for the violin

Bland and Weller’s Annual Collection of twenty-four Country Dances for the Year 1799, with their proper Figures. For the violin and German flute, etc.

Book xx for the year 1788 Eight Cotillions Six Country Dances and a favorite new  Minute with their proper figures for the HARP, HARPSICORD and VIOLIN as performed at the Prince of Wales and other grand Balls and Assemblies Humbly Dedicated to the Nobility Gentry subscribers to WILLIS's ROOMS, FESTINO &c by J No FENTUM

British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860 Sue McKechnie

Byron Life and Legend Fiona MacCarthy

By subscription, The Second Book for the Year 1784. Eighteen Favorite Cotillions, Allemands, Country Dances, and a Much Admired minuet. Jacob Harbour 

Caledonian Country Dances by Walsh 1736

C. Cerock’s, Annual Collection of Twenty four favorite Country Dances, for the Year 1812 <1813>. With proper Directions to each - Gerock, Chrisopher

C Cerock’s Annual Collection of Twenty Four favorite country dances for the year 1813

Cecilia: Or, Memoirs of an Heiress. London, 1782. Frances Burney

Columbia as danced etc John Charles White

Critical Observation on the Art of Dancing circa 1775 G A Gallini

Dale's selection of the most favorite Country Dances Reels, ... with their Proper Figures, for the Harp, Harpsichord & Violin, etc 1800

Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Francis Gross 1811

Domestic Medicine, William Buchan 1806.

Dural’s 2nd set of Quadilles

Eight Cotillions, Six Country Dances, and a favorite new Minuet with their proper Figures, for the Harp, Harpsichord and Violin,etc.Book xx, for the year 1791 - John Fentum

Eight Cotillions, 6 Country Dances and two Minuets with their proper Figures for the Harp, Harpsichord, Piano-Forte, or Violin, etc. Book xx, for the Year 1787 - Martin Platts

Elements of the Art of Dancing, Alexander Strathy 1822

Eleven Cotillions two Country Dances and two Minuets, with their proper figures, for the Harp, Harpsichord or Violin, etc. Book xiii., for the year 1780 Francis Werner

Eleven Cotillions two Country Dances and two Minuets, with their proper figures, for the Harp, Harpsichord or Violin, etc. Book xiii., for the year 1781 Francis Werner

Fashionable Dances as Performed at the Public and Private Assemblies in London, Bath and Liverpool Cheltenham Brighton &c &c composed and arranged for the Piano Forte or Harp and the Flute Violin &c ad lib by James Charles White

Fentum’s Annual Collection of Twenty Four Favorite Dances  for the year 1810

Fielding, Henry et al. The Correspondence of Henry and Sarah Fielding . Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Print.

Fifteen Country Dances, Two Cotillions & Two Minuets; with their proper Figures. For the Harpsichord, Piano Forte or Violin. Composed by Mr. Carter, ... eminent Masters. Book 1st, for the Year 1794 by Charles Thomas Carter

For the Year 1788 Ten New COUNTRY DANCES & three COTILLIONS for the HARP, HARPSICHORD or PIANO FORTE with an accompanyment for a VIOLIN Thomas Jones

For the Year 1788 Sixteen Country Dances With their proper Figures, for the Harp, Harpsichord, and Violin; as performed at the Prince of Wales's & other Grand Balls and Assemblies. Humbly dedicated to the Nobility & Gentry Subscribers to Willis's Rooms, Festino By John Fentum, he intends continuing this work in the same manner as the late F Werner. Price 1s 6d."

From Rout To Regency DHDS

Gainsborough in Bath Susan Sloman

Garrick Ian McIntyre

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire, Amanda Foreman

Hime’s second collection of Country Dances for the present year  1796 with Basses and Proper Figures for Dancing

Jane Austen's Letters Deirdre Le Faye (Editor)

Jacob Harbour's By subscription, The Second Book for the Year 1784. Eighteen Favorite Cotillions, Allemands, Country Dances, and a Much Admired minuet." Published from 25 Duke Street Lincoln Inn Field London.

La Cybelline A New Dance for a Girl the Tune Composed by Mr Firbank Writt by Mr Pemberton and sold by him from the Iron Rails the lower end of Oxindon Street near ye Hay Market

Lascivious Bodies: A sexual History of the Eighteenth Century by Julie Peakman

Le Maitre a danser or the Art of Dancing Quadrilles at which everyone may easily learn to dance them without a master with the figures in drawings for that purpose and a vocabulary of the French terms in the QUADRILLES BY A CELEBRATED French  performer and teacher

Le Sylphe. An elegant collection of twenty four country dances, the figures by Mr Wilson, for the year 1817, adapted for the German flute, violin, flageolet or oboe. 1817

Letters by Canning afterwards Barnett (Elizabeth)

Life and letters at Bath in the Eighteenth Century A Barbeau

The Life of Mr. James Quin, Comedian, with the History of the Stage from His Commencing Actor to His Retreat to Bath Illustrated with Many Curious and Interesting Anecdotes of Several Persons of Distinction, Literature and Gallantry. To Which Is Added a Supplement of Original Facts and Anecdotes Arranged from Authentic Sources Together with His Trial for the Murder of Mr. Bowen. London: Reader, 1887. Print.

Mansfield Park Jane Austen 1814

MeasuringWorth.com

Mehitabel Canning A Redoubtable Woman Giles Hunt (Ed) 2001

Minutes of the Committee for Managing and Conducting the New Assembly Rooms

New Bath Guide 1819

Northanger Abbey Jane Austen 1803

Original Paynes Seventh Set of Quadrilles with their proper figures in French & English including Les Carillions de Dunkirk as performed at his Academy and the Nobilities Assemblies to which is added a Waltz Espagnol circa 1815

Orchesography or The Art of Dancing by John Weaver

Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore by Julie Peakman

Pevsner Architectural Guides Bath Michael Forsyth Published 2003

Pickpocketing the Rich by Susan & Posnett, David W. & Hayes, John & et al, Sloman (Author)

Pope's 'The New Bath Guide or, Useful Pocket-Companion; Necessary For all Persons residing at, or resorting to this ancient [sic] and opulent  City.' published in 1762

Prince of Pleasure by Saul David

Proceedings of the Committee for Managing the New Assembly Rooms in Bath

Reminiscences of Captain Gronow

Robert William Elliston Manager A Theatrical Biography by Christopher Murray

Roll the Bones David G Schwartz

Sheridan's Nightingale Alan Chedzoy

Six favorite Popular Dances As Danced at the Upper Assembly Rooms and the Kingston Rooms Bath Composed by a Lady of Fashion published by J D Loder C1820

The Art of Dancing: Dances of the Early Georgian Period. The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society 1985

The Art of Dancing Explained by Reading and Figure Whereby the Manner of Performing the Steps is Made Easy By a New and Familiar Method being the Original Work First Design'd in the Year 1724 and now Published by Kellom Tomlinson Dancing-Master.

The Bath Chronicle printed by R Cruttwell

The Bath Directory 1791

The Bath Journal: Printed in Bath printed by Thomas Boddely.

The Benevolent Man - A Life of Ralph Allen of Bath

The Complete System of English Country Dancing by Thomas Wilson

The European Magazine and London Review Volume April 1797

The Gentleman & Ladies Companion containing the Newest Cotillions and Country Dances J Trumbull 1798

The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston by George Raymond

The Life and Extraordinary; Adventures ... of Timothy Ginnadrake. 3 vols. (Bath 1771)

The Lives of the English Rakes Fergus Linnane 2010

The Memoirs of Susan Sibbald 1783-1812by Susan Sibbald (Author), Francis Paget Hett (Editor)

The New Bath Guide, or Useful Pocket Companion; Necessary For all Persons residing at, or resorting to, this ancient and opulent City." published in 1762

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1766

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1767

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1772

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1785

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1789 

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1791 

The New Bath Guide Or Useful Pocket Companion 1799

The Orchard Street Calendar 1750 - 1805

The Pump Room Orchestra Bath by Robert and Nicola Hyman

The Scholars Companion Containing a Choice Collection of Country Dances by M. J. C Frasier

The setting Sun as danced etc John Charles White

The Soane Hogarths Christina Scull

The Stranger's Assistant and Guide to Bath of 1773

The Time Newspaper

TheTreasures of Terpsichore; OR, A COMPANION FOR THE BALL-ROOM. BEING A COLLECTION OF ALL THE MOST POPULAR ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCES, Arranged Alphabetically, with proper Figures to each Dance. BY T. WILSON, DANCING MASTER, from the King's Theatre, Opera House, AND AUTHOR OF 'THE ANALYSIS OF COUNTRY DANCING.

The Tunbridge and Bath miscellany for the year 1714. Giving an exact description of those places, with characters of the company. To which is added, The lampoon, and some other pieces written there last summer

The Vicar of Wakefield. A tale. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.D.

Thomas Gainsborough The Portraits Fancy Pictures and copies after old masters - Hugh Belsey

Tobias Smollett Jeremy Lewis

Treatise on Dancing F J Lambert Norwich 1820

"Twenty-Four Dances for the year 1738 with proper tunes Figures or Directions for each Dance." published by Benjamin Cooke in 1738.

Twenty Four Country Dances for the year 1760 London Printed for Thomson & sons

Walks Through Bath: Describing Every Thing Worthy of Interest, Connected With The Public Buildings, The Rooms, Crescents, Theatre, Concerts, Baths, Its Literature Etc. 1819 Pierce Egan