The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England: A social sketch of the timesAshton, John
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The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England: A social sketch of the times
Ashton, John
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
THE FREEMAN’S OATH 90
BILLY IN THE SALT-BOX 116
DEATH OF NELSON 118
NELSON’S FUNERAL CAR 123
EXTRAORDINARY NEWS 143
A STAGE COACH—1804 183
THE STAGE WAGGON 184
TUNBRIDGE ORIGINAL WAGGON 185
“TOMMY ONSLOW” 192
HOW TO BREAK IN MY OWN HORSE 193
ROTTEN ROW—1803 194
ONE OF THE MISERIES OF LONDON 197
LAMPLIGHTER—1805 202
LAMPLIGHTER—1805 203
THE GOOD EFFECTS OF CARBONIC GAS! 205
A PEEP AT THE GAS LIGHTS IN PALL MALL 207
A FIRE ENGINE 211
A FIREMAN—1805 212
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY—1802 213
“WATER CRESSES! COME BUY MY WATER CRESSES!” 219
“HOT CROSS BUNS! TWO A PENNY BUNS!” 220
“DO YOU WANT ANY BRICK-DUST?” 221
“BUY A TRAP! A RAT TRAP! BUY MY TRAP!” 222
“BUY MY GOOSE! MY FAT GOOSE!” 225
“ALL A GROWING, A GROWING! HERE’S FLOWERS FOR YOUR
GARDENS!” 226
A POSTMAN 228
TALES OF WONDER 233
A JEAN DE BRY 251
ALL BOND STREET TREMBLED AS HE STRODE 252
THE THREE MR. WIGGINS’S 257
ORIGINALS. A HINT TO THE BON TON 260
ORIGINALS. A HINT TO THE BON TON 261
PARIS FASHIONS FOR WINTER DRESS—1800 264
FASHIONS, EARLY 1800 265
FASHIONABLE FURBELOES; OR, THE BACK FRONT OF A LADY
OF FASHION, IN THE YEAR 1801 266
LIGHT HEAD-DRESSES AND LONG PETTICOATS FOR THE YEAR
1802 267
PREPARING FOR A BALL—1803 268
PROGRESS OF THE TOILET. NO. 1. 269
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