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 he 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 Guide is an indispensable guide for anyone exploring Victorian London.?br>Dickens?London : A Timetraveller Guide is written by the acclaimed historical novelist Lee Jackson, whose encyclopaedic website?he Dictionary of Victorian London?(www.victorianlondon.org) is well-known to all those interested in the history of the capital.
Dickens' London
- 作者： Jackson, Lee
- 出版社： Shire Pubns
- 出版日期： 2012-03-20
- ISBN碼： 9780747811343
- 編號： 203c110701652
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