Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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... woman or the tart woman set up their stalls where they pleased , the bandbox man with a pole slung with bandboxes over his shoulder cluttered the narrow street , the bellows- mender and the chair - mender did their repairs on the pave ...
... woman or the tart woman set up their stalls where they pleased , the bandbox man with a pole slung with bandboxes over his shoulder cluttered the narrow street , the bellows- mender and the chair - mender did their repairs on the pave ...
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... woman . She would fore- tell the future by the cards , by palmistry , or coffee grounds . A girl who had consulted ... woman's activities were generally harmless ; but there were persons who carried on , under this name , a horrible ...
... woman . She would fore- tell the future by the cards , by palmistry , or coffee grounds . A girl who had consulted ... woman's activities were generally harmless ; but there were persons who carried on , under this name , a horrible ...
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... woman had her clientele , for the most part , among the ignorant classes . If her fees were small , they were at least numerous , and sometimes a fine lady , having heard of the witch from her waiting - woman , would creep down to her ...
... woman had her clientele , for the most part , among the ignorant classes . If her fees were small , they were at least numerous , and sometimes a fine lady , having heard of the witch from her waiting - woman , would creep down to her ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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