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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DK. TADPOLE'S HOUSE. CHAP. XI. IN WHICH THE DOCTOR LETS OIJT SOME VERY NOVEL MODES OF MEDICAL TREATMENT, WHICH ARE ATTENDED WITH THE GREATEST SUCCESS. Such a change has taken place since I can first recollect Greenwich, that it will be somewhat difficult for me to make the reader aware of my localities. Narrow streets have been pulled down, handsome buildings erected ? new hotels in lieu of small inns ? gay shops have now usurped those which were furnished only with articles necessary for the outfit of the seamen. Formerly, long stages, with a basket to hold six behind, and dillies which plied at the Elephant and Castle, were the usual land conveyances ? now they have made place for railroads and omnibuses. Formerly, the wherry conveyed the mariner and his wife with his sea-chest, down to the landing place ? now steam-boats pour out their hundreds at a trip. Even the view from Greenwich is much changed, here and there broken in upon by the high towers for shot and other manufactories, or some large building which rises boldly in the distance; while the Dreadnought's splendid frame fills up half the river, and she that was used to deal out death and destruction with her terrible rows of teeth, is now dedicated by humanity to succour and relieve. I mention this, because the house in which Dr. Tadpole formerly lived no longer exists; and I wish particularly to describe it to the reader. When I left Greenwich in 1817 or 1818, it was still standing; although certainly in a very dilapidated state. I will however give a slight sketch of it; as it is deeply impressed on my memory. It was a tall narrow building of dark red brick, much ornamented, and probably built in the time of Queen Elizabeth. It had two benches on each side the door; for, previous to Tadpole's ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217031578 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217031579 |
| Weight | 1.04 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.71 In |
| List Price | $21.79 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 318 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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