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Harriet Martineau and two other females : [Order of coronation service]

From Harriet Martineau's account of Queen Victoria's coronation: 'On reaching the gallery, I found that a back seat was so far better than a middle one that I should have a pillar to lean against [...] Two lady-like girls, prettily dressed, sat beside me, and were glad of the use of my copy of the service and programme.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Harriet Martineau and two other females     

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