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Summary: A Small Treasure Trove
Comment: This excellent little book is a mine of information to anyone eager to study the background of London in the 1880's. In a gazeteer format classic for it's time, reproduced faithfully by the publishers, the reader can scan through it's pages to find out about the great capital city's institutions, monuments, schools, hospitals, societies, clubs - even to gain a greater understanding of the Police, the charities that existed, and the new 'craze' for reasonable restaurants that would serve something different from a pork-chop and a pint of porter.
If you are a student or writer and favour this historical period, it would be an invaluable resource to you - well recommended.
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Summary: DICKENS DICTIONARY OF LONDON 1888
Comment: WRITTEN BY CHARLES DICKENS JUNIOR 18 YRS AFTER HIS FATHERS DEATH. THIS IS A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF FACTS AND FIGURES FROM THE ERA ADDING DETAILS SUCH AS THE COST OF MEMBERSHIP TO WIMBLEDON AMONGST ITS PAGES. GREAT TO DIP IN AND OUT, PERFECT FOR RESEARCH AND A VALUABLE TOOL FOR ANY CHILD, STUDENT ETC INTERESTED IN THE PERIOD.
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Summary: Excellent Reference
Comment: As the title suggests this isnt a sit down chapter by chapter book. It is a gazeteer of London in 1880, listing hundreds upon hundreds of locations and cross referencing everything back to the maps of london at the fron of the book. The level of detail the authors acheived is astounding, and I recommend it to anyone who would like to cross reference places, people or groups mentioned in other period works.
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