The Sailor's Promise Quotes

“northern England in the nineteenth century, the following terms have been used in this book: Breakfast: The meal eaten upon rising each morning. Dinner: The meal eaten around midday. This may be a hot or cold meal depending on the day of the week and a person’s occupation. Tea: Not to be confused with the high tea of the aristocracy or the beverage of the same name, tea was the meal eaten at the end of the working day, typically around five or six o’clock. This could either be a hot or cold meal.”
― VL McBeath, The Sailor's Promise

“In the United Kingdom, meal times are referred to by a variety of names. Based on traditional working-class practices in”
― VL McBeath, The Sailor's Promise

“There were twenty shillings to each pound and twelve pence to a shilling. A crown and half crown were five shillings and two shillings and sixpence, respectively. A guinea was one pound, one shilling (i.e. twenty-one shillings).”
― VL McBeath, The Sailor's Promise