Eight letters to His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, as President of the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall. Together with the report, which at His Royal Highness' command the Secretary of the Council made on the first of those letters, and a letter from the Secretary to Mr. Moule on the same subject, to both of which the last four letters are a reply.

MOULE, Henry, Rev.

Published by London: Bradbury & Evans, 1855

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8vo. 50pp, [2]pp author's works. Original printed paper wraps, sewn. Spine and rear wrap in modern matching plain paper; front wrap lightly spotted and rubbed. With the author's presentation inscription to Day P. Le Grice, son of the writer C. V. Le Grice at the head of the title-page. * Rev. Henry Moule (1801-1880) was appointed Vicar of Fordington in Dorset in 1829 and remained there for the rest of his life. He was very concerned about the poor housing and sanitation conditions within his parish which he worked diligently to ameliorate. This collection of letters to Prince Albert sought to improve the amenities at Fordington. In connection with his work on sanitation reform Moule is credited with the invention of the dry-earth closet. Seller Inventory # 39555

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Title: Eight letters to His Royal Highness the ...

Publisher: London: Bradbury & Evans

Publication Date: 1855

Binding: Soft cover