Beau Nash is an 1879 historical novel by the British writer William Henry Harrison, originally published in three volumes by Routledge. It takes place in the eighteenth century in the spa town of Bath in Somerset.Bragg p.120 It focuses on the real-life figure Beau Nash who spent many years as master of ceremonies of the fashionable resort and the aristocrats who frequented Bath.Carver p.388 Harrison had enjoyed a lengthy career stretching back several decades and had been one of the most popular authors during the early Victorian era. His books largely used historical settings such as the Georgian era portrayed in in. It was his penultimate novel, followed by Stanley Brereton in 1881.Worth p.13
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