Under Lock and Key,Vol 1 of 3
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By Thomas Wilkinson Speight 12 Jun, 2019
It was my first journey by rail, and the novelty of it filled me with wonder and delight. The train by which I traveled was a fast one, and after my first feeling of fright at the rapidity of the motion had merged into one of intense pleasure and exh ... Read more
It was my first journey by rail, and the novelty of it filled me with wonder and delight. The train by which I traveled was a fast one, and after my first feeling of fright at the rapidity of the motion had merged into one of intense pleasure and exhilaration of mind, I could afford to look back on my recent coach experience with a sort of pitying superiority, as on a something that was altogether rococo and out of date. Already the rush of new ideas into my mind was so powerful that the old landmarks of my life seemed in danger of being swept clean away. Already it seemed days instead of only a brief hour or two since I had bidden Mrs. Whitehead farewell, and had taken my last look at Park Hill Seminary. Less
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Speight, Thomas Wilkinson I T. Speight, Speight I, 1830–1915, novelist. Born in Liverpool; educated at a foundation-school in the north of England. For many years held a position with a railway comp...
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