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The Gastric Regions and Victualling Department (or the Roast Beef of Old England)

Posted on August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

In our collection is a small, little book with a very long title: The Gastric Regions and Victualling Department (or the Roast Beef of Old England). It was published in 1860, making it 165 years old, and is attributed simply to ‘an Old Militia Surgeon”. Although the author remains anonymous, what he left behind is […]

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