Victorian Turkish Baths
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Malcolm Shifrin FRHistS—"Victorian Turkish Baths": 'a major act of historical recovery', 'readable', 'scholarly', 'something in it for everyone'. Profusely illustrated. worldcat.org/title/931082056. Complementary website http://www.victorianturkishbath.org
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Arthur Conan Doyle eventually sold the story, and rights, to Ward Lock & Co. for the meagre sum of £25. Today only 11 *complete* copies are known to exist and it is considered to be 'the most expensive magazine in the World' with a copy selling at auction in 2007 for $156,000 USD.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Arthur Conan Doyle eventually sold the story, and rights, to Ward Lock & Co. for the meagre sum of £25. Today only 11 *complete* copies are known to exist and it is considered to be 'the most expensive magazine in the World' with a copy selling at auction in 2007 for $156,000 USD.
How do you write "If only"?
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How do you write "If only"?