The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London

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Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not o
"Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens''s London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange. Even if you''ve read Dickens and the contemporary historians of the poor, there is still more to marvel at here." Sebastian Faulks The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented transformation, and nowhere was this more apparent than on the streets of London. In only a few decades, London grew from a Regency town to the biggest city the world had ever seen, with more than 6.5 million people and railways, street-lighting and new buildings at every turn. Charles Dickens obsessively walked London''s streets, recording its pleasures, curiosities and cruelties. Now, Judith Flanders follows in his footsteps, leading us through the markets, transport systems, sewers, slums, cemeteries, gin palaces and entertainment emporia of Dickens'' London. ''The Victorian City'' is a revelatory portrait of everyday life on the streets, bringing to life the Victorian capital in all its variety, vibrancy, and squalor. No one who reads it will view London in the same light again.
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Weight 500.000000
Author Flanders, Judith
Availability IP
Department London
Edition Main
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781848877979
Pages 544
Published 01/08/2013
Publisher Atlantic Books
Section London Attractions
Size Unfolded 200x125mm
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