Gwennap
Hamlet and civil parish in West Cornwall.
John Taylor (oculist)
Early 18th-century English eye surgeon and medical charlatan.
Grub Street Journal
Weekly satirical newspaper published from 1730 until 1737.
Sarah Mapp
18th-century bone-setter, nicknamed Crazy Sally.
Meg Shelton
Reputed witch whose corpse kept reappearing from its grave until it was covered by a large boulder.
Hugh Tremenheere
Career civil servant and inspector of schools, and from 1843 to 1859 the first inspector of mines.
The Gentleman’s Magazine
Monthly compendium of the best news, essays and information from the daily and weekly newspapers, published from 1731 until 1914.
Florence Norman
British social campaigner and suffragist.
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Comic poem by the English poet William Cowper, first published in 1782.
Westminster Gazette
London Liberal evening newspaper published from 1896 until 1928, distinctive for its green newsprint.