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Walking Dickens’ London (häftad, eng)
Dickens'' London is a unique work that recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Dickens'' London and provides a detailed itinerary for...
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Dickens'' London is a unique work that recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Dickens'' London and provides a detailed itinerary for those keen to follow in the footsteps of ''The Inimitable Boz''. Each entry conjures up forgotten scenes of London life – stage-coaches racing through the Borough; landing a catch at Billingsgate market; the uproar of a hanging outside Newgate Gaol – together with pointers to the most atmospheric, astonishing and esoteric parts of the Victorian metropolis which have survived into the twenty-first century.
Step back into the past: savour the opportunity to dine in a nineteenth century chop-house; explore the rookery of Seven Dials; take tea in one of the Inns of Court; visit a Victorian operating theatre – all this and much more. Drawing upon Dickens'' life and work, from museums and monuments to hidden alleys, mews and courtyards; from railway stations and riverside taverns to grim slums and gaslight – Dickens'' London : A Timetraveller''s Guide is an indispensable guide for anyone exploring Victorian London.
Dickens'' London : A Timetraveller''s Guide is written by the acclaimed historical novelist Lee Jackson, whose encyclopaedic website ''The Dictionary of Victorian London'' (www.victorianlondon.org) is well-known to all those interested in the history of the capital.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 136 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Utgivningsdatum | 2012-02-10 |
ISBN | 9780747811343 |
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- Häftad, 136, Engelska, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2012-02-10, 9780747811343
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 136
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Utgivningsdatum 2012-02-10
- ISBN 9780747811343