Post Haste
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher: Nisbet 1880
ISBN/ASIN: B00088YT7E
Number of pages: 270
Description:
This tale is founded chiefly on facts furnished by the Postmaster-General's Annual Reports, and gathered, during personal intercourse and investigation, at the General Post-Office of London and its Branches. It is intended to illustrate the subject of postal work, communication, and incident throughout the Kingdom.
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