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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... [read more]
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... [read more] Blog: The Travel Blog of a Victorian Gentleman (an explanation of this blog)
Date: August 31st 2011
This diary was the sole occupant of an old tin trunk found in the attic of my grandparent’s house in Rusper, West Sussex (UK) which was being cleared after their deaths. It is a detailed daily account of a Mr Roger Edgeworth’s 14 month journey to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand during 1878 and 1879, returning home via America and Canada. The leather-bound diary contains the diarist’s ... read more
Date: August 31st 2011
This diary was the sole occupant of an old tin trunk found in the attic of my grandparent’s house in Rusper, West Sussex (UK) which was being cleared after their deaths. It is a detailed daily account of a Mr Roger Edgeworth’s 14 month journey to Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand during 1878 and 1879, returning home via America and Canada. The leather-bound diary contains the diarist’s ... read more
