Project Gutenberg 2011-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 193 Hofland, Mrs. (Barbara) 1770 1844 Hofland, Barbara Wreaks Hoole Hoole, Barbara Hoffland, B. (Barbara) Hoole, B. (Barbara) A Season at Harrogate In a Series of Poetical Epistles, from Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, to His Mother, in Derbyshire. With Useful and Copious Notes, Descriptive of the Objects Most Worthy of Attention in the Vicinity of Harrogate Produced by David Edwards, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A Season at Harrogate" by Mrs. Hofland is a collection of poetical epistles crafted during the early 19th century. This charming work is presented through the humorous and satirical correspondence of Benjamin Blunderhead, Esquire, as he writes to his mother about his experiences and observations at Harrogate, a popular spa town known for its health benefits. The book captures the social and cultural milieu of the period while providing insight into the peculiarities of spa life. The narrative unfolds through a series of letters, where Benjamin describes both the natural beauty of Harrogate and its diverse array of visitors, from the ill to the fashionable. His accounts are interspersed with witty commentary on the various treatments received, the food consumed, and the entertaining characters he encounters, including fellow patrons and medical practitioners. As Benjamin navigates the social scene, from boisterous balls to peculiar medical baths, he weaves in light-hearted criticism of societal norms and behaviors. The text serves not only as an exploration of the health issues and eccentricities of spa-goers but also as a snapshot of 19th-century leisure and romance, particularly encapsulated in Benjamin's budding feelings for a young lady fellow visitor, providing readers with both amusement and a sense of nostalgia for a bygone era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Harrogate (England) -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 119302 2025-06-14T10:50:27.379193 text/html 116249 2021-01-07T11:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 45251 2021-01-07T11:44:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 118705 2025-06-14T10:50:34.708141 application/epub+zip 118331 2025-06-14T10:50:30.753178 application/epub+zip 100046 2025-06-14T10:50:29.350189 application/epub+zip 246274 2025-06-14T10:50:37.327147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224890 2025-06-14T10:50:33.747168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129676 2022-09-16T07:27:25.189081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99303 2025-06-14T10:50:26.827179 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99083 2021-01-07T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40140 2021-01-07T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 99074 2021-01-07T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40107 2021-01-07T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21134 2025-06-14T10:50:37.474124 application/rdf+xml 13922 2025-06-14T10:50:29.925183 image/jpeg 3702 2025-06-14T10:50:29.640185 image/jpeg 114321 2025-06-14T10:50:27.397195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia