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The day Parliament burned down

Title
The day Parliament burned down / Caroline Shenton.
Author
Shenton, Caroline.
Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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xxii, 333 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Subject
  • Westminster Palace (London, England) > History > 19th century
  • Fires > London > History > 19th century
  • London (England) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-316) and index.
Contents
Mr. Hume's motion for a new House -- Novelty, novelty, novelty -- Worn-out, worm-eaten, rotten old bits of wood -- Manifest indications of danger -- One of the greatest instances of stupidity upon record -- The brilliancy of noonday -- Immense and appalling splendor -- Damn the House of Commons! -- But save, oh save the Hall! -- Milton's pandemonium -- A national calamity -- Emptying the Thames -- Thank God we all seem safe -- Guy Faux has rose again -- Past peril.
ISBN
  • 9780199646708
  • 0199646708
LCCN
  • 2012462093
  • 40021506306
OCLC
  • ocn785869543
  • 785869543
  • SCSB-5663090
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Columbia University Libraries