London Life in the Eighteenth Century
by M. Dorothy George
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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.Tags
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Dorothy George was educated at St Leonard's School, St Andrews, and Girton College, Cambridge, where she was later awarded an Honorary Fellowship.
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1925
- People/Characters
- Francis Place; Jonas Hanway
- Important places
- London, England, UK
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 306.09421 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Social history Europe England And Wales
- LCC
- HN398 .L7 .G4 — Social sciences Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social history and conditions. Social problems. By region or country
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- 202
- Popularity
- 162,608
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (4.20)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 8
