Hyde Park, Its History and RomanceAlec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
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Hyde Park, Its History and Romance
Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)
Hyde Park (London, England); London (England) -- Social life and customs
MOLLY LEPELL, AFTERWARDS LADY HERVEY „ 148
MAP, 1746 „ 152
THE ORIGINAL “TATTERSALL’S,” AND ST. GEORGE’S
HOSPITAL „ 156
MARIA COUNTESS OF COVENTRY, NÉE GUNNING „ 162
WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM „ 167
MARBLE ARCH AT THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING „ 172
LONDON BRIDGE „ 192
JACK SHEPPARD „ 214
JONATHAN WILD PELTED BY THE MOB ON HIS WAY
TO TYBURN „ 224
THE EXECUTION OF CATHERINE HAYES AT TYBURN „ 232
CAMP IN HYDE PARK DURING GORDON RIOTS, 1780 „ 238
WINTER AMUSEMENTS „ 244
JUBILEE FAIR IN HYDE PARK, 1814, TO CELEBRATE
THE FALL OF NAPOLEON „ 248
LADY BLESSINGTON „ 254
FESTIVITIES ON THE ICE, 1857. BY JOHN LEECH „ 258
CUMBERLAND GATE „ 260
A CAMP KITCHEN „ 280
AN AIRING IN HYDE PARK, 1793 „ 312
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