The Riots at Birmingham, July, 1791. (An Authentic Account of the Dreadful Riots in Birmingham, Occasioned by the Celebration of the French Revolution, on the 14th of July, 1791, Etc.-Views of the Ruins of the Principal Houses Destroyed During the Riots at Birmingham. Vues Des Ruines, Etc. [Plates Lithographed by F. Grew After the Originals by P. H. Witton and W. Ellis. With Descriptions in English and French by P. H. Witton and J. Edwards.]) [The Editor's Preface Signed: A. B. M., I.e. Arthur Bache Matthews.]


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The Birmingham Riots of 1791


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Excerpt from The Birmingham Riots of 1791: A Closely Copied Reprint of a Pamphlet Published Immediately After Their Occurrence; With an Introduction The French Revolution l exclaimed Dr. Buckland come, landlord, we asked for an old newspaper, but not one quite so old as that. Oh, sir, says the landlord, ' it was only down here yesterday and the Revolution happened the day before. The learned mums had thought of the Revolution of 1830, and that nothing like it could happen afterwards; the newspaper told them of the flight of Charles X, and the Bourbons driven from the throne. 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.