A very short news-agency telegram from Monaco reached some evening newspapers in Britain before they went to press on this day 125 years ago. LUCK AT MONTE CARLO [REUTERS TELEGRAM]…
Here’s an excellent offer that I spotted on the WH Smith website. The hardback edition of The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo is on sale at the…
On this day 125 years ago, a commentary in the Nottingham Evening Post reflects Victorian views on gambling, an activity which many people regarded as a grave sin, on…
Having won the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of pounds on the previous day, Charles Deville Wells was now ready for a repeat performance. Although news of his exploits had…
CHARLES DEVILLE WELLS ARRIVES IN MONTE CARLO When Charles Wells placed an advertisement in The Times for a £75 loan (see yesterday’s post), he was presumably hoping that 80 people…
On this day, 125 years ago, Charles Deville Wells was poised to achieve the colossal wins at Monte Carlo which would make him famous. But he suddenly found himself in…
TRAFFIC CHAOS IN LONDON? WHAT’S NEW? Most of us fondly imagine that in the days before the motor car our streets were quiet, safe places where everyday life proceeded at…
On this day an advertisement in the Illustrated London News described Monte Carlo in the most complimentary terms as, one of the most quiet, charming, and interesting of spots on…
A report this day in the Kent & Sussex Courier states that the town of Tonbridge had just celebrated its Cricket Week with a smoking concert attended by 300 people…
CLASH OF THE TITANS I was browsing the edition of The Times for this day 125 years ago when a report about two music-hall strong-men caught my eye. On looking…