The Annual: Being a Selection From the Forget-Me-Nots, Keepsakes and Other Annuals of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Wellesley, Dorothy

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ISBN 10: 1331399548 ISBN 13: 9781331399544

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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They were indeed admirably adapted to suit the Victorian taste. Every ingredient was skil fully included. Switzerland and Caledonia; romantic love and the triumph of virtue; femi nine modesty and manly strength; phantoms, ruins, graveyards, and wild valleys; the fruits of sportive fancy and the comfort of an ele vated moral tone - nothing was lacking to turn these little offerings into a deserved success.

The form was compact, the binding dainty; and on the fly-leaf was frequently engraved a vignette with space to write the donor's name, and the recipient's, and any little graceful dedication as might be thought fit. What more suitable present for a gentleman to give a lady? Or a nephew, anxiously hunting for a Christ mas present for his aunt? One of the minor problems of life was solved - had been solved for the English nation by Mr. Ackermann, thoughtfully holding his taper to the gas-jet at 86 Strand. Not in vain was Mr. Ackermann a compatriot - although by anticipation - of the Prince Consort. He had hit the public taste exactly.

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The enterprising brain of Mr. Rudolph Ackermann, in its time, conceived many ingenious and varied ideas. Ever since he abandoned his native Saxony, to establish himself as a print-seller in the Strand, he had never stood still for a moment. He was among the first to use gas as an illuminant in his shop. He had patented a method for rendering cloth and paper waterproof. He had patented a movable carriage axle of his invention. He had designed Lord Nelson's funeral car. He had built a factory; he had set up a press. He had instituted the monthly Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions and Manufactures. He had published the works of Dr. Syntax, Ephraim Hardcastle, and Geoffrey Gambado. He had introduced the art of lithography into England. He had secured the services of Rowlandson, Prout, Nash and Pugin. His literary evenings, on Wednesdays in March and April, were famous. What was there left for him to do? The century was already in its early twenties, when a new idea occurred to Mr. Ackermann.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1331399548
• ISBN 13: 9781331399544
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 338