The Jewel of Knightsbridge : The Origins of the Harrods Empire

The Jewel of Knightsbridge : The Origins of the Harrods Empire

Robin Harrod

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FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9780750981941

In 1836, Charles Henry Harrod found himself in a prison hulk awaiting transportation to Tasmania for seven years' hard labour. He had been convicted at the Old Bailey of receiving stolen goods, and this should have been the beginning of the end for his fledgling business and his family. And yet, in