Set in a Silver SeaDoubleday, 1968 - 359 pages A social history of England from the days of the first Stuart king, James, when England was largely an agricultural and rural country, through the reign of Queen Victoria, when England had become the world's foremost industrial and Imperial giant. |
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... night of " brave moonshine " ; " a good misling morning " by an afternoon gale ; and a hard frost by " a monstrous great thaw " that sent everyone unexpectedly skidding down the streets . One January it was so fine that the dusty roads ...
... night of " brave moonshine " ; " a good misling morning " by an afternoon gale ; and a hard frost by " a monstrous great thaw " that sent everyone unexpectedly skidding down the streets . One January it was so fine that the dusty roads ...
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... night . The capital , the world's largest city , was patrolled by a handful of police officers and a few hundred elderly night - watchmen . Little Mr. Townsend , the Bow Street " runner , " with his flaxen wig and handful of top- hatted ...
... night . The capital , the world's largest city , was patrolled by a handful of police officers and a few hundred elderly night - watchmen . Little Mr. Townsend , the Bow Street " runner , " with his flaxen wig and handful of top- hatted ...
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... night when his day's work was done and boasted that he had never missed a feast in any one of the villages about ... night before the great day every tavern and public - house in London remained open all night until the word went round ...
... night when his day's work was done and boasted that he had never missed a feast in any one of the villages about ... night before the great day every tavern and public - house in London remained open all night until the word went round ...
Contents
The Breach with Rome | 7 |
Approach to the Capital 15 12 253 | 15 |
Pepyss London | 22 |
Copyright | |
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