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... travelling - Sir Tatton Sykes - Dangers and dis- comforts of the road - Threadneedle Street biscuits - Turnpikes and ... Travellers ' tales- Tiresome officials - A strange refuge - Il Conte Hulme- Discomforts of old - fashioned hotels ...
... travelling - Sir Tatton Sykes - Dangers and dis- comforts of the road - Threadneedle Street biscuits - Turnpikes and ... Travellers ' tales- Tiresome officials - A strange refuge - Il Conte Hulme- Discomforts of old - fashioned hotels ...
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... Travelling by canal - boat . XII The frugal past - Rise and fall in prices - Tea , oysters , and sealskin - Before envelopes and postage stamps - Mulready— A curious craze - Foolscap - Priceless MSS . at £ 7 a ton - An astute collector ...
... Travelling by canal - boat . XII The frugal past - Rise and fall in prices - Tea , oysters , and sealskin - Before envelopes and postage stamps - Mulready— A curious craze - Foolscap - Priceless MSS . at £ 7 a ton - An astute collector ...
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... traveller who , after being perforated with innumerable bullets by bandits , and thrown into a lime - kiln , where he was burnt to a cinder , had strength and resolution enough to drag himself to a neighbouring village , and lodge an ...
... traveller who , after being perforated with innumerable bullets by bandits , and thrown into a lime - kiln , where he was burnt to a cinder , had strength and resolution enough to drag himself to a neighbouring village , and lodge an ...
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... travelling - Sir Tatton Sykes - Dangers and discomforts of the road -Threadneedle Street biscuits - Turnpikes and " Turnpike money " - -Anecdotes - Railroad and Tramway - A snob in office - Anecdotes- There's no place like home D URING ...
... travelling - Sir Tatton Sykes - Dangers and discomforts of the road -Threadneedle Street biscuits - Turnpikes and " Turnpike money " - -Anecdotes - Railroad and Tramway - A snob in office - Anecdotes- There's no place like home D URING ...
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... traveller to ascertain at once what he was bound to pay . Moreover , all the journeys made during the day were recorded auto- matically on a small card , as also the time occupied by each , and the distance paid for by travellers ...
... traveller to ascertain at once what he was bound to pay . Moreover , all the journeys made during the day were recorded auto- matically on a small card , as also the time occupied by each , and the distance paid for by travellers ...
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