Lords & Ladies

Things to Consider           Teachers Notes

The gay season is just commencing at this fashionable and delightful place – lodgings are filling rapidly and visitors numerous beyond precedent. Lady Clanbrook and Lady Trench are expected tomorrow. The Marchioness of Bute, Lord and Lady Sandon, and Lord and Lady Dudley in the first week of October.

This is an extract from Exeter Flying Post, 18 September 1828.

Glossary:

• gay season: time when there where activities for rich visitors
• beyond precedent: more than previous occasions