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Image from page 141 of “The Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette” (1856)

A nice Paternoster image: Image from page 141 of “The Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette” (1856) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: gardenerschronic1856unse Title: The Gardeners’ Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette Year: 1856 (1850s) Authors: Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, ornamental Publisher: London: Published for the Proprietors Contributing Library: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, McLean Library Digitizing …

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Charles Dickens wrote about the diphtheria crisis of 1856 – and it all sounds very familiar

Charles Dickens wrote about the diphtheria crisis of 1856 – and it all sounds very familiar: Charles Dickens in his study at Gads Hill Place, England. Line engraving by Samuel Hollyer, 1875. Shutterstock/EverettCollection A strange and frightening disease is killing people across the world. Medical opinion is divided and it’s very difficult to get an …

Read moreCharles Dickens wrote about the diphtheria crisis of 1856 – and it all sounds very familiar