Tag Archives: New Year

Bustling Tokyo, 1878

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Windows into Japan 4. Nowadays Tokyo is know for being a very busy city, but even in the 19th Century travellers from abroad were already remarking on the contrast between this highly populated city and the quiet rural areas of Japan.  … Continue reading →

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New Year Across the Pond

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 177. One hundred and fifty years ago, at the dawn of the year 1869, the British papers were all full of reports of new year celebrations.  The local papers tended to recount meetings in church halls with speeches delivered … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year of Peace

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 176. One hundred years ago today, when people wished each other a “Happy New Year” it was a wish for a year of peace, after the Great War that had been waged since 1914 had finally come to an … Continue reading →

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New York New Year, 1889 (Snippets 48)

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Roger Pocock

One of my favourite ‘forgotten’ authors is Max O’Rell, a travel writer whose books are funny and readable, despite now all being well over 100 years old.  His 1889 book, Jonathan and his Continent, tackled the subject of American life … Continue reading →

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The Lady’s New Years Gift, 1688 (Snippets 47)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Roger Pocock

George Savile, the Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695) was a member of the House of Lords, with a distinguished political career and a few publications under his belt when, in 1688, he departed from his political writings to pen a simple … Continue reading →

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