My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 5
Beginning with The Story of Edward Gascoigne: ‘My Violet was a young girl of sixteen when she met Gascoigne in Dorset. He …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 4
Beginning with Mr Simms’s Confession: ‘Oh ho! The plot thickens.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 3
Beginning with Mr Simms’s Destination: ‘No, he did not. He made some small purchases and also stopped for food and drink. Finally …
gentleman:
During the Georgian period, to be a gentleman generally meant you did not work to make a living. Instead, you lived off …
Pulteney Bridge:
Pulteney Bridge, designed by Robert Adam, spans the River Avon in Bath and was completed in 1773. Shops line the road on …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 2
Beginning with A Meeting with the Chairmen: Bath Corporation: the legal entity that was the city of Bath. The city also licensed …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Bride Who Wasn’t There 1
Mr Simms nodded at this. ‘Yes, this morning. We were to be married at the register office. I had arranged for a …