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The Independent - London | June 15, 2007| | Copyright

The Plimsoll Sensation

By Nicolette Jones

ABACUS [pound]9.99 (400pp)

Nicolette Jones was inspired to write this fascinating book after moving into north Lon-don's Plimsoll Road. Curious about the Plimsoll Line on a pub sign, she embarked on a voyage of discovery that involved political chicanery, death at sea, deep-dyed villains and an all-but-forgotten hero. Samuel Plimsoll was a millionaire MP from Sheffield who put his heart into the campaign against overloading of ships, which cost the lives of an estimated 500 mariners per year -possibly an under-estimate by Plimsoll. In 1866, the ...

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