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John Ashton

Hyde Park from Domesday-book to DateJohn Ashton Hyde Park from Domesday-book to Date PREFACE The only History of Hyde Park, at all worthy of the name, is Vol. I. of “The Story of the London Parks,” by Jacob Larwood. But, its author says, definitely, “What happened in Hyde Park subsequently to 182...

Curious Creatures in ZoologyJohn Ashton Curious Creatures in Zoology PREFACE“Travellers see strange things,” more especially when their writing about, or delineation of, them is not put under the microscope of modern scientific examination. Our ancestors were content with what was given them, and...

The History of Bread From Pre-historic to Modern TimesJohn Ashton The History of Bread From Pre-historic to Modern Times PREFACE It seems extraordinary, but it is, nevertheless, a fact, that, up to this present time, there has not been written, in the English language, a History of Bread, althoug...

Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's ReignGossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign 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 reig...

The Fleet. Its Rivers, Prison, and MarriagesJohn Ashton The Fleet. Its Rivers, Prison, and Marriages PREFACETHIS book requires none, except a mere statement of its scheme. Time has wrought such changes in this land of ours, and especially in its vast Metropolis, "The Modern Babylon," that the old...

The Devil in Britain and AmericaJohn Ashton The Devil in Britain and America ‘Nam ut vere loquamur, superstitio fusa per gentes oppressit omnium fere animos, atque hominum imbecillitatem occupavit.’ Cicero —De Divin., Lib. ii. 72.PREFACE To my thinking, all modern English books on the Devil and h...

The Dawn of the XIXth Century in EnglandJohn Ashton The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England / A social sketch of the times PREFACE THAT Sir Walter Scott, when he called his novel “Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since,” thought that the time had come, when the generation, then living, should be p...

English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I. Volume I (of 2)John Ashton English Caricature and Satire on Napoleon I. Volume I (of 2) PREFACEThis book is not intended to be a History of Napoleon the First, but simply to reproduce the bulk of the Caricatures and Satires published in England on our ...

The History of Gambling in EnglandThe History of Gambling in England INTRODUCTORY Difference between Gaming and Gambling – Universality and Antiquity of Gambling – Isis and Osiris – Games and Dice of the Egyptians – China and India – The Jews – Among the Greeks and Romans – Among Mahometans – Ear...

Social England under the Regency, Vol. 1 (of 2)John Ashton Social England under the Regency, Vol. 1 (of 2) PREFACECertainly, it is not the least part of an Author's reward, for all his pains and trouble, to find that the Public appreciates his efforts, and purchases, and reads his books.This, I a...