FLORIZEL'S FOLLY
 BOOKS BY JOHN ASHTON.
Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d. each.
A HISTORY OF THE CHAP-BOOKS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. With 334 Illustrations.
 HUMOUR, WIT, AND SATIRE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. With 82 Illustrations.
 ENGLISH CARICATURE AND SATIRE ON NAPOLEON THE FIRST. With 115 Illustrations.
 MODERN STREET BALLADS. With 57 Illustrations.
 SOCIAL LIFE IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. With 84 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth. 3s. 6d.
 London: CHATTO & WINDUS, 111 St. Martin's Lane.
Mrs Fitzherbert
FLORIZEL'S FOLLY
BY
JOHN ASHTON
 AUTHOR OF
    'SOCIAL LIFE IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE,' 'MODERN STREET BALLADS,'
    ETC., ETC.
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WITH THIRTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS
 LONDON
    CHATTO & WINDUS
    1899
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CONTENTS
 CHAPTER I.
PAGE
 Early history of Brighthelmstone—Domesday Book—The Flemings—The French harry the South Coast—At Brighthelmstone—Defences of the town—Rumours of the Spanish Armada—Armament of the town 1-13
 CHAPTER II.
 Escape of Charles II. to France—The story of it—The 'Royal Escape'—Brighton in 1730—In 1736—In 1761—Forty-five different ways of spelling the name of the town                                                      14-27
 CHAPTER III.
 Brighton becomes fashionable—Duke of Cumberland there—His character—The Royal Marriage Act—His influence over the Prince of Wales—The Duke and the King—Bad conduct of the Prince of Wales                  28-39[Pg vi]
 CHAPTER IV.
 Mrs. Robinson—Her story of Florizel and Perdita—Her after-career—Coming of age of the Prince of Wales—His new establishment—His first visit to Brighton—His and Colonel Hanger's adventure                            40-51
 CHAPTER V.
 Memoir of, and anecdotes about, George Hanger             52-64
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