London, Nomads, Battersea c.1877
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L130212
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The nameless, faceless gypsies came and went, selling their wares wherever they travelled. There would be rich pickings in London. The working classes were very superstitious and, although wary of the gypsies, their curiosity would get the better of them and they would pay to buy the wares or have their palms read.
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