The Royal Mail

Its Curiosities and Romance

• Author(s): James Wilson Hyde,
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Pages: 245
• OTHER: EAN:8596547308171
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Fiction / Classics , Reference / General ,

Description:... The Royal Mail by James Wilson Hyde is an accurate history of how mail was transported from place to place in England during the late 1800s. Contents: "OLD ROADS II. POSTBOYS III. STAGE AND MAIL COACHES IV. FOOT-POSTS V. MAIL-PACKETS VI. SHIPWRECKED MAILS VII. AMOUNT OF WORK VIII. GROWTH OF CERTAIN POST-OFFICES..."