A History of English Lotteries

About this eBook

Author

Ashton, John, 1834-1911

Title

A history of English lotteries : now for the first time written

Original Publication

London: The Leadenhal Press Ltd., 1893.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

HG: Social sciences: Finance

Subject

Lotteries -- Great Britain

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 77478

Release Date

December 16, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.A HISTORY OF English Lotteries
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.CHAPTER I.
6. 6.CHAPTER II.
7. 7.CHAPTER III.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — “ The State Lottery. ” — “ The Lottery. ”
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — COX’S LOTTERY.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — EIGHTEEN GUINEAS.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — “SHAKESPEARE LOTTERY, — HISTORIC LOTTERY.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — “THE LOTTERY ALPHABET. — “THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE. — “FORTUNE’S LADDER.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — “MASTER AND MAN. — Royal BOTANICAL LOTTERY.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — “A DIALOGUE — THE RACE OF FORTUNE. — “THE WISH.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — “TOMKINS’S PICTURE LOTTERY — SCHEDULE OF THE PRIZES. — RAPTURE. — CURIOSITY. — MEANNESS. — INDIFFERENCE.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — State Lottery.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. — “ To the Public.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. — THE SCHEME.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV.
30. 30.INDEX.
31. 31.Untitled

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