Product details
- ISBN 9781843311935
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 140 x 199mm
- Publication Date: 05 Sep 2005
- Publisher: Anthem Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'London: A Pilgrimage' was conceived in 1868 by the journalist and playwright Blanchard Jerrold. Accompanied by the famous artist Gustave Doré, Jerrold prowled every corner of the heaving metropolis, sometimes with plain-clothes police for protection. 'London: A Pilgrimage' is a forgotten classic of social journalism, a frank and brutal look at the poverty striken, gin-swilling London of the nineteenth century, written in a perceptive, bold and gripping style.
Blanchard Jerrold (1826-1884) was both journalist and playwright, with 'Cool as a Cucumber' the most successful of his plays. He was also editor of 'Lloyd's Weekly News'.
Gustav Doré (1832-1883) was an amazingly gifted artist and among his many works are illustrated editions of 'Paradise Lost', the Bible and 'The Idylls of the Kings'.
Peter Ackroy’s many publications include 'London: the Biography' (2000) and 'The Lambs of London' (2004).
