Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: 3 books
by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2016
The Comic History of Rome by the English humorist, Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett.
by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2014
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was an English humorist. He was born in London, the son of a lawyer, and belonged to a family claiming descent from Thomas Becket. He was educated at Westminster School and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1841.
by Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
IN commencing this work, the object of the Author was, as he stated in the Prospectus, to blend amusement with instruction, by serving up, in as palatable a shape as he could, the facts of English History. He pledged himself not to sacrifice the substance to the seasoning; and though he has...