Walking Dickens London

Name: Walking Dickens London
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 9780747811343
Price: 14.44 EUR
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★★★★★

English

By (author): Lee Jackson

Written by the acclaimed historical novelist Lee Jackson, this book recreates the sights and sounds of Dickens' London and provides a detailed itinerary for those keen to follow in the footsteps of 'The Inimitable Boz'. Each of the eight walks conjures up forgotten scenes of London life stage-coaches racing through the Borough; herds of cattle driven through suburban streets to reach Smithfield market; the uproar of a hanging outside Newgate Gaol together with directions to the most atmospheric and intriguing parts of the Victorian metropolis which have survived into the twenty-first century. See more

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Weight: 299g
Dimensions: 149 x 210mm
Publication Date: 10 Feb 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780747811343

About Lee Jackson

Lee Jackson is a writer and novelist an acknowledged expert on the nineteenth century metropolis. He has written seven historical crime novels set in Victorian London published in the UK Commonwealth and France. His popular website 'The Dictionary of Victorian London' (www.victorianlondon.org) attracts two thousand unique visitors a day and is number one for 'Victorian London' on all major search engines. A massive encyclopaedia of Victorian books journals newspaper cuttings maps diary entries (et al.) the site is regularly cited by academics genealogists novelists and much enjoyed by the general public. Lee has lectured on Victorian topics for libraries and museums in Kensington & Chelsea City of London and for the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands.