A Survey of London was originally published by John Stow (c. 1525 1605) in 1598. Stow was a chronicler and antiquary who edited literary works and archaeological texts (his first publication was Chaucer s Canterbury Tales, newly edited in 1561). In 1603 Stow published a new edition with corrections and additions, and it achieved immediate popular success. Even after his death, the work was reprinted in 1618 (Anthony Munday s new edition), and again in 1633, but then disappeared from print until the end of the century. (The 1603 edition which was...
From the Preface by Tetsuya Iseki:
A Survey of London was originally published by John Stow (c. 1525 1605) in 1598. Stow was a chronicler a...
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