British spas from 1815 to the present
Subtitle: a social history
By: Phyllis Hembry ; edited and completed by Leonard W. Cowie and Evelyn E. Cowie.
Contributors: Cowie, Leonard W.; Cowie, Evelyn E.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Madison, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Health resorts -- Great Britain -- History.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Description: Phyllis Hembry, author of The English Spa 1560 to 1815, wrote about the origins and development of the spas and their flowering in the eighteenth century. Her book deals not only with their healing and recreational aspects, but also with their status as political, religious, social, and economic gathering places. Hembry had intended to produce a second volume, taking the story further, but died before being able to do so.

She had gathered a considerable amount of material and written several draft chapters for this volume. Dr. and Mrs. Cowie have made use of this, revising and supplementing Hembry's text to create a study that continues to the present time and is extended to include Welsh, Scottish, and Irish spas as well.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-286) and index.
Continues: The English spa, 1560-1815.