Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign

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Title: Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign
Author: John Ashton
Release Date: December 13, 2009 [eBook #30665]
Language: English
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VICTORIA'S REIGN***
Transcribed from the 1903 Hurst and Blackett edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Susannah and the elders
GOSSIP
IN THE FIRST DECADE OF
VICTORIA’S REIGN
By
John Ashton
author of
“Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne”
illustrated by reproductions from cartoons
and other drawings
london
HURST AND BLACKETT, LIMITED
13, Gt. Marlborough St., W.
1903
All rights reserved
Printed by Kelly’s Directories Ltd.
London and Kingston.
Decorative flowerPREFACE.
I have written this Gossip not only for the edification of those to whom a portion, more or less, may be news, but for those
who, like myself, have lived through the whole of Queen Victoria’s reign, to whom the remembrance of things, almost
forgotten, may bring pleasure and excite interest. The items, herein displayed, have been gathered from many sources,
and their authenticity is guaranteed by giving the name ...