| 'We are about to expose, as simply and truthfully as we can, the foolish conventionalities of a large proportion of the middle classes of the present day, who believe that position is attained by climbing up a staircase of money-bags.' Delightfully illustrated.
Albert Smith was one of the greatest showmen of the 19th century. His entertainment's were as popular a feature of the capital as Madame Tussaud's and the Tower of London. This book was one of a series of fictionalised accounts that were very popular with Victorians.
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