Added evidence of the way Anstey's social comedy and adoption of the epistolary style had captured the general imagination is given by the large number of imitations that followed its publication. The following year saw the appearance of the complimentary "Poetical Epistles to the author of the New Bath Guide" (London 1767) and the "Tunbridge Epistles from Lady Margaret to the Countess of B", featuring Bath's rival spa. Another close imitation was "The Register of Folly, or characters and incidents at Bath", containing twelve poetical epistles 'by an invalid' (London 1773). Although the majority of these works lacked the charm of novelty, and often attracted scornful reviews, George Dallas at least made his name with an exotic adaptation. This was "The India Guide, or Journal of a Voyage to the East Indies in the Year 1780: In a Poetical Epistle to Her Mother by Emily Brittle" (Calcutta 1785), which he dedicated to Anstey.