Category: History - Modern (1750+)

The Royal Exchange and the Palace of Industry; or, The Possible Future of Europe and the World

On the night of the 10th of January, in the year 1838, the inhabitants of London—those especially residing in the heart of the city—were alarmed by a cry expressive or prophetic of calamity or peril.—THE ROYAL EXCHANGE _was in flames_! Feelings and sentiments were excited by t...