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Whiteley's Folly: The Life and Death of a Salesman UK Edition
Author(s): Linda Stratmann (Author)
- Publisher: The History Press
- Publication Date: 14 Oct. 2004
- Edition: UK ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0750935618
- ISBN-13: 9780750935616
Book Description
Whiteleys was the Harrods of the 19th century. Its clients included English and overseas royalty and it offered – and delivered – “Everything from a pin to an Elephant”. Created by William Whiteley, a draper’s assistant from Yorkshire, who come to London with just a few pounds in his pocket, it was a remarkable achievement by a remarkable man.
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About the Author
LINDA STRATMANN is a former chemist’s dispenser and civil servant who now writes full time. As well as the Frances Doughty mystery series, she is also the author of the Mina Scarletti mysteries, set in Brighton. She lives in London.
