Always a rum place, the industrial revolution replaced rose bushes and hedgerows with metallic roads and iron railways, mud banks gave way to deep-water docks and sweatshops. This book tells the story of this part of London. It reveals the underbelly of the history of the East End.
Always a rum place, the industrial revolution replaced rose bushes and hedgerows with metallic roads and iron railways, mud banks gave way to deep-wat...
London is, and always has been, crammed with literary life. Playwrights, novelists, diarists, poets and essayists have roamed its streets, met in its cafes and strolled in its gardens. They have been inspired by its monuments, churches, law courts and theatres and have created fictional Londoners. This work is aimed at book lovers and readers.
London is, and always has been, crammed with literary life. Playwrights, novelists, diarists, poets and essayists have roamed its streets, met in its ...
In the same format as the successful 'London Compendium', the 'Manchester Compendium' covers every aspect of human activity in England's second city - politics, scandal, war, sex, crime, religion, music, art, architecture, literature, sport.
In the same format as the successful 'London Compendium', the 'Manchester Compendium' covers every aspect of human activity in England's second city -...
