I thought it was possible for a city clerk to be a gentleman.
George Grossmith (1847-1912)
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I thought it was possible for a city clerk to be a gentleman.
George Grossmith (1847-1912)
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Not sure I agree with George. A clerk would surely have been looked down upon in those days?
(Like Bob Cratchit, in A Christmas Carol)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Certainly a gentleman couldn’t become a city clerk in Victorian London. Demarcation of ‘classes’ were more entrenched than even today.
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