The Old Chelsea Bun-House: A Tale of the Last Century

The Old Chelsea Bun-House is an incredible story by English novelist Anne Manning that gives the readers a peek into the social life and customs of 18th century England. Her stories have literary charm and a delicate historical imagination.

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"I did not think her a Belle of the first Order, setting her Rank and Style aside. Her Shape was fine; her Hand and Foot delicately formed; but she rolled her Eyes too much, and had too high a Colour. I don't believe she painted. Altogether, she seemed in the very Flush of Existence; as if she had never met with a Reverse, nor ever expected one. She seemed to think «Let us Eat and Drink,» without adding, «To-morrow we die.»"