A Fragment of Ancient History said to have been discovered, underground ,on digging to lay the foundation of the NEW GAS WORKS , Sheaf Island Sheffield .Never before published .Now carefully edited and compared with other ancient manuscripts by...
Book Description
A very scarce eight page satirical pamphlet [ price one penny] by the poet Paul Rodgers on... The Sheffield New Gas Co. formed in 1835 as a rival to The Sheffield Gas Light Co. [established 1818.] he poet and newspaperman James Montgomery was a director and the subject of the attack. 8vo.eight pages stitched with occasional pencil annotations identifying the individuals
Author
Oldbuck, Jonathan Esq. pseud Paul Rodgers [1788-1851]
Publisher
Sheffield. Printed and Sold by E.Crookes; also by Mr Barraclough, Fargate.Mr Lingard Division Street 1843.
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