Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870 - Brossura

Picard, Liza

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ISBN 10: 0312366590 ISBN 13: 9780312366599

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2007

Riassunto

A portrait of Victorian London describes how the mid-nineteenth-century city was transformed by expanding suburbs, transportation innovations, and advances in medicine, in an account based on previously unpublished diaries that offer insight into the era's transitional role between older and modern codes of conduct. By the author of Elizabeth's London. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Liza Picard lives in Oxford. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Elizabeth's London, Restoration London, and Dr. Johnson's London.

Product Description:

For readers who enjoy their history told with a sense of gusto, verve, and a keen eye for detail, Liza Picard brings "Victorian London" to fruitful life.With her trademark wit and passionate interest in the quirky realities of everyday life, Liza Picard vividly recalls all the splendors and horrors of Victorian life. As suburbs expanded and roads multiplied, London was ripped apart to make way for railway lines and stations, sewers, and the world's first subway. "Deserving poor" saw the first public housing projects, and significant advances were made in medicine. Using unpublished diaries of Londoners, Picard uncovers signs of progress in London such as flushing toilets, umbrellas, letter boxes, and traffic regulations. But it was still a city of cholera outbreaks, public executions, and the workhouse, where parents could sell their children for as little as 12. Liza Picard is in top form in what is her best book yet.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312366590
• ISBN 13: 9780312366599
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384