he was pelted with garbage and dung – the Twitter of his day
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Read More“they were in a race to introduce actresses on the London stage”
Read More“the room where the deed was done”
Read More“she ate a £100 banknote [£20,000 in today’s money]”
Read More“who gives a damn now anyway?”
Read More“they were walking to a folk dancing display”
Read More“less than a year separated them from the hangman’s rope”
Read More“He has to hobble to his place of execution.”
Read More“they’re fast going the way of the dodo”
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