Synopses & Reviews
From the disease infected rookeries and teeming vice-ridden streets to the sweatshops, coffee houses and spacious parks, George's recreation of a capital city in a dirty, brutal—but also elegant—age has never been surpassed. Both a social history and an impeccably documented reference work, her book chronicles the change in social attitudes between 1700 and 1800, which left London cleaner, healthier and more ordered.
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"Literary skill and historical scholarship ably blended, make the reading of this volume a delight." —American Historical Review
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"Her work is full of eloquent detail." — The Observer (London)
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-441) and index.