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1900: A Brand New Century: A London Girl's Diary, 1899-1900

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The diary of Flora Bonnington, London 1899-1900: 'A day slips away like sand in a sand glass and so we are caught up in this inevitable passage towards 1900. I bought a journal...it will record my journey into the new century. I shall call it 'Twentieth Century Girl' for that is what I intend to be'.

Audience
childrens
Length
short · 176 pages

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