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Observations on the customs and manners of the French nation, : in a series of letters, in which that nation is vindicated from the misrepresentations of some late writers, by Philip Thicknesse, Esq;
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The collection consists almost entirely of letters from Philip Thicknesse to his friend John Cooke of Monmouthshire. Subject matter includes Thicknesse's family life and relations with his wives and children; business and estate affairs, including his lawsuits, management of his Monmouthshire farm at Quoitca, and his houses at Bath; life and society in Bath; travel on the Continent, particularly in France and Spain from 1775 to 1777, and in Belgium in 1782. There are a few references to his own writings and to Thomas Gainsborough.
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A year's journey through France, and part of Spain. : By Philip Thicknesse, Esq
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A narrative of what passed between General Sir Harry Erskine and Philip Thicknesse, Esq; in consequence of a letter written by the latter to the Earl of B-, relative to the publication of some original letters and poetry of Lady Mary Wortley Montague's, then in Mr. Thicknesse's possession
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