Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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Rosamond Bayne-Powell. STAGE - COACHES AND POSTING coach or rode upon horseback . My Lord travelling in his own coach might seem the more splendid ; but the heavy lumbering vehicle shook and jolted over the bad roads . It often stuck ...
Rosamond Bayne-Powell. STAGE - COACHES AND POSTING coach or rode upon horseback . My Lord travelling in his own coach might seem the more splendid ; but the heavy lumbering vehicle shook and jolted over the bad roads . It often stuck ...
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... coach which was advertised as being " hung on steel springs " took two days to do the journey to London , stopping ... coach and box of the Gosport coach beside the driver and nine in the basket on Thursday last . " The following is the ...
... coach which was advertised as being " hung on steel springs " took two days to do the journey to London , stopping ... coach and box of the Gosport coach beside the driver and nine in the basket on Thursday last . " The following is the ...
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... coach window to the little boy who is going under the special care of the coachman , and as his Mamma delightedly observes is already become a favourite with the kind - looking lady ' opposite to him . The small parcel to be left at Mr ...
... coach window to the little boy who is going under the special care of the coachman , and as his Mamma delightedly observes is already become a favourite with the kind - looking lady ' opposite to him . The small parcel to be left at Mr ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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