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  • Interesting Incidents Connected with the Life of George Bickers: Originally a Farmer's Parish Apprentice at Laxfield, in Suffolk, but now Residing in Oulton

    by George Bickers ...
    The writer of these pages was born at Laxfield, a village in the County of Suffolk, on the 16th day of January, 1809, the forty-eighth year of our good King George the Third’s happy reign. That eventful day was to me the commencement of a long and sometimes tedious journey: oftimes I have had to encounter great perils and dangers, but out of all the Lord hath delivered me. That eventful day ... Read more

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  • Interesting Incidents Connected With the Life of George Bickers

    by George Bickers ...
    Bickers shares anecdotes from his youth, career, and personal life, highlighting moments of adversity, success, and unexpected twists. Through these stories, readers are introduced to a range of experiences, from his struggles with societal challenges to moments of personal triumph, providing a nuanced view of his character and values.The work emphasizes themes of perseverance, resilience, and the ... Read more

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  • English Eccentrics: a Gallery of Weird and Wonderful Men and Women

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  • Annals of the Famine In Ireland

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    In January, 1847, during the height of the Famine in Ireland, Asenath Hatch Nicholson began her one-woman relief operation in Dublin, organizing a soup-kitchen, visiting homes of the poor and distributing bread in the streets. In a uniquely personal campaign, this remarkable individual travelled the country, aiming to alleviate the starving conditions in Dublin and the West of Ireland and ... Read more

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  • Florence Nightingale to Her Nurses

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