Tales of the Bank of England with Anecdotes of London Bankers

by Anonymous

Overview

Tales of the Bank of England with Anecdotes of London Bankers — An interesting and chatty collection of curious stories. drawn from the history of the Bank of England and other banking houses. We have the storming of the Bank in the Lord George Gordon Riots; the runs on the Bank. especially in 1797, 1832, and 1849; the wonderful career of Price, the king of counterfeiters; the frauds of the notorious Fauntleroy; and many interesting tales of the Rothschilds, Goldsmids, Thelussons, and other great banking houses.

—The Bookseller [1882]

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663555243
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	08/23/2020
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)