mdmd(4) - questions: Ranelagh

[Brian D. McCary]

I am reposting this for Adam

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>From A.Rounce at Bristol.ac.uk Fri Jul 18 14:55 CDT 1997
From: AS Rounce <A.Rounce at bristol.ac.uk>

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> 140.17 `Snares of Ranelagh' ??? (AD)

Ranelagh Gardens in Chelsea, a "place of public amusement", notorious for
having a "low" tone  (prostitution) when night fell . It frequently pops
up in 18c metropolitan fiction, along with Vauxhall Gardens (which sounds
even worse/better, depending on your point of view).

Best,

Adam Rounce.


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