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… of the amusement that the Georgians derived from the zebra jokes and from the many references that could be found in newspapers ( London Magazine and Gentleman’s Intelligence ; Lloyds Evening Post ; Gazette and New Daily Advertiser ; … by the Queen’s Guard who refused to show the zebra without being paid. Numerous indignant letters appeared in London newspapers especially because the Queen was not able to stop such sordid doings. This social place of attraction supposed … exhibited.’ 7 7 . Derby Mercury (31 Dec. 1789). Pidcock inserted hundreds of advertisements in London and local newspapers (when he was touring England) 8 in order to start a new trend of interaction with animals, inviting the …
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