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It's summertime - the perfect time to curl up with a cool beverage (you'll find recipes for 12 Victorian summer beverages in this issue) and the June issue of Victorian Times!In this issue, you'll meet an orangutan who was the toast of San Francisco; an artist's cat; and the legendary dog of Montargis. Find out what an Englishman has to say about "Americanisms" (like kickers, bolters, roustabouts and mugwumps) - and a British perspective on what it was like to have a "flat" in America. Meet a lady determined to master the new, highly controversial sport of bicycling (which many experts declared was positively dangerous for women). Read excerpts from the diary of a Boston schoolgirl from 1771 (a young lady quite determined to be fashionable). Read more of E. Nesbit's school-days, discover why postmen in France wore stilts, and, of course, enjoy lots and lots of tempting Victorian recipes. And have a great summer!