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Walking Dickens' London

Jackson, Lee (Book - 2012)
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Walking Dickens' London


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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

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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.

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Author: Jackson, Lee
Title: Walking Dickens' London
Publisher: Shire Pub
Imprint: Oxford, [England] : - Shire Pub
Pages: 136
ISBN: 9780747811343, 0747811342
Language: English
Notes: Walk 1: St. James's and Mayfair -- Walk 2: Soho and Covent Garden -- Walk 3: The Strand and Fleet Street -- Walk 4: Bloomsbury and King's Cross -- Walk 5: Holborn -- Walk 6: Clerkenwell -- Walk 7: St. Paul's and Borough -- Walk 8: City and Riverside.
Includes index.
Statement of responsibility: Lee Jackson
Characteristics: 136 p. :,ill., maps ;,21 cm.
Author (Original Script): Jackson, Lee
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