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Too Much of a Rush
Snippets 187. At the start of the 20th Century, American Thomas Rees went on a tour of Europe, concluding in Britain and Ireland. His recollections were published in 1908 in the fascinating book Sixty Days in Europe and What We Saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Horse and Cart, Savoy Theatre, Thomas Rees
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Kissing the Blarney Stone
Snippets 166. At the start of the 20th Century, American Thomas Rees went on a tour of Europe, concluding in Britain and Ireland. His recollections were published in 1908 in the fascinating book Sixty Days in Europe and What We Saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone, Ireland, Thomas Rees
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A Grumpy Serenade
Snippets 162. When American Thomas Rees went on a tour of Europe at the beginning of the 20th Century, his journey concluded in Britain, the birthplace of his father. His account of his travels was published under the title Sixty Days … Continue reading
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Tagged Finsbury Park, Finsbury Square, London, Thomas Rees
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Funiculì, Funiculà? “One-an-threppence”
Snippets 128. When the first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius opened in 1880, renowned Neapolitan journalist Peppino Turco came up with the idea of a commemorative song and made the suggestion to composer Luigi Denza that he could put … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, 20th Century, Britain, England, History, Humor, Humour, Language, London, Snippets, Travel
Tagged Naples, Slang, Thomas Rees
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Dreams of Childhood
Quick Quotes 15. The following is taken from Thomas Rees’s Sixty Days in Europe and What We Saw There (1908): In childhood we live in the fancy of anticipation and we long for the time to come when we will … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood, Italy, Naples, Thomas Rees
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Runaway Hansom!
Quick Quotes 14. The following is taken from Thomas Rees’s Sixty Days in Europe and What We Saw There (1908). Rees visited the Savoy Theatre to see a performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, and when he left afterwards … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Books, Britain, History, Humor, Humour, Quick Quotes, Travel
Tagged Thomas Rees
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