Caroline Lamb letter to Jos. Lancaster, 1815.

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Caroline Lamb letter to Jos. Lancaster, 1815.

Lady Caroline Lamb writes to Lancaster, 1815, asking that he bring "thy Grecian" to visit, and commenting on Emperor Alexander of Russia and royalty's influence on money and fashion.

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Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Rosina [Lady Lytton], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871221 Lady Caroline Lamb, English novelist. From the description of Lady Caroline Lamb manuscript material : 48 items, 1815-1828 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 707758437 British writer. From the description of Sketch, ca. 1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79211312 Caroline ...

Lancaster, Joseph, 1778-1838

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Joseph Lancaster (1778-1838) was the founder of a monitorial method of teaching which came to be known as the Lancasterian system of education. Born in England, he opened in 1798 a school to educate inexpensively poor children in the Borough Road neighborhood of London. His system of education gained widespread popularity and led eventually to the establishment of over two hundred schools modeled after the Borough Road institution. Dissension and monetary problems plagued him throughout his care...