Movable Feasts: A Reconnaissance of the Origins and Consequences of Fluctuations in Meal-times, with Special Attention to the Introduction of Luncheon and Afternoon Tea |
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Page 79
... story another clergyman , after conferring with his wife , decided that his new patron must be asked to dine , and at 6 o'clock . ' Won't that put you out ? ' asks the young baronet , displaying the 1853 brand of delicacy . ' Don't you ...
... story another clergyman , after conferring with his wife , decided that his new patron must be asked to dine , and at 6 o'clock . ' Won't that put you out ? ' asks the young baronet , displaying the 1853 brand of delicacy . ' Don't you ...
Page 97
... story , political , industrial , and fiscal . Many books , dry and watery , have been written on the history of tea in Great Britain ; encyclopaedias devote long articles to it . Since our subject is not Tea but Afternoon Tea , there is ...
... story , political , industrial , and fiscal . Many books , dry and watery , have been written on the history of tea in Great Britain ; encyclopaedias devote long articles to it . Since our subject is not Tea but Afternoon Tea , there is ...
Page 144
... story was to proceed on its way -it might have been called a permanent way but for its lack of termini . The landscape was deteriorating , but there were still some old landmarks to be seen . The Sunday delivery of letters in the ...
... story was to proceed on its way -it might have been called a permanent way but for its lack of termini . The landscape was deteriorating , but there were still some old landmarks to be seen . The Sunday delivery of letters in the ...
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