The Tale of Years

The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

1771

in The Copy Book

There are two posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1771. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

Glorious John

JB Cramer was one of the finest pianists of his day, though his reverence for Mozart made his own music more popular in the drawing room than the concert hall.

In the Nick of Time

Anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp had a court order preventing Thomas Lewis being shipped off to slavery, but he had to find him first.