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Balzac Book Purchase Sparks Bargain Debate
A well dressed man examines Balzac illustrated by Gustave Doré outside a Charing Cross bookseller. He offers seven shillings, pays, and leaves. The shopkeeper later recalls obtaining another copy for seven shillings, then reports the incident to police. The piece shifts to a London Telegraph note about the patent office in the War of 1812 and a warning on diphtheria disinfectants and old climate-related health tips.
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Charing Cross Road
Balzac
Gustave Dore
Belzac
London Telegraph
Patent Office
Washington
Thornton
Topetitor
Everstting