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LIFE in the 18th CENTURY: As described by Francois de la Rochefoucauld in his journal A Frenchman in England, 1784

... that the English are so much given to the use of mahogany not only are their tables generally made of it, but also their doors and seats and the handrails of their staircases. Yet it is just as dear in England as in France. It is a matter which I do not ...

Published: Thursday 16 November 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2504 | Page: 44 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 20 May 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 152 | Page: 43 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 08 April 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 561 | Page: 39 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 01 July 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1032 | Page: 38 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 17 June 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 243 | Page: 44 | Tags: Illustrations 

SUBMARINE SALVAGE and SUBMARINE RESCUE: From the Thetis Disaster of 1939 to the Sinking of Truculent in 1950

... destroy ships of the British Fleet off the New England coast by this means. A quarter of a century later another American, Robert Fulton, produced a submarine which he suggested to Napoleon should be used as a secret weapon against Nelson's fleet. Napoleon ...

Published: Saturday 28 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1761 | Page: 17 | Tags: Illustrations 

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Published: Saturday 04 February 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 843 | Page: 38 | Tags: Illustrations 

BOOKS FOR OUR READERS

... possessed by these Viking Lands. The intending visitor will find much useful information iu this book to aid him in his travels. 17 full-page plates. 9/6 net. One of the Windows on the World series. E V A X S L-- Six Criminal Women ELIZABETH JENKINS This book ...

Published: Saturday 25 March 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 742 | Page: 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

The ADVENTURES of the DUKE and DUCHESS: Life Aboard a British Privateer in Queen Anne's Day

... Duchess, a man also down on his luck, after having, as Rogers says, been three times to the South Seas and twice round the world. Dampier's sailing and buccaneering had brought him but little fortune but his fame as a writer and hydrographer has long ...

Published: Thursday 16 November 1950
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1578 | Page: 56 | Tags: Illustrations