Here, Liza Picard shows us the physical reality of daily life, taking us into schools and prisons, churches and cemeteries.-From publisher description.From rag-gatherers to royalty, from fish knives to Freemasons: everyday life in Victorian London. Cruelty and hypocrisy flourished alongside invention, industry, and philanthropy. A start was made on providing housing and education for the "deserving poor"-But there was also appalling poverty and exploitation. The Thames was contained by embankments, and traffic congestion was eased by the first underground railway in the world. As suburbs expanded and roads multiplied, London was ripped apart to build railway lines and stations and life-saving sewers. Short Summary of the latter book : To Londoners, the years 1840 to 1870 were years of dramatic change and achievement. Includes bibliographical references and index.
2nd listing : ISBN: 9780297847335 Published in 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Another lovely copy in a like complete dust jacket, xvi, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), 2 colour maps. (some col.) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1st Listing : An apt and often referenced quote from Samuel Johnson that is rather suitable for this book goes as follows ?When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life for there is in London all that life can afford.? xxi, 362p, p of plates : ill. Liza Picard is known for her beautiful portrayals of London life.
EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF THE UK FIRST EDITIONS 1ST IMPRESSIONS - FINE IN LIKE COMPLETE DUST JACKETS : with the all important printing strings that run from figure '10' right down to figure '1' on the title page versos.
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