Excerpt from Travels in England, France, Italy and Ireland WE went to London by railroad, and took lodgings at Ford's Hotel, Manchester Street. We were delighted to learn that this was not of the first class. We had every comfort, and convenience, and luxury that we could desire. The venerable proprietor is a devout Catholic, and has gained both the esteem and the patronage of numerous Catholic prelates, clergymen, and laymen who have occasion to sojourn in London. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.