Londonopolis
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Londonopolis
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Author : Martin Latham
language : en
Publisher: Batsford Books
Release Date : 2014-11-06
Londonopolis written by Martin Latham and has been published by Batsford Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with History categories.
This curious history of London whisks you down the rabbit hole and into the warren of backstreets, landmarks, cemeteries, palaces, markets, museums and secret gardens of the great metropolis. Meet the cockneys, politicians, fairies, philosophers, gangsters and royalty that populate the city, their stories becoming curiouser and curiouser as layers of time and history are peeled back. Find out which tube station once housed the Elgin Marbles and what lies behind a Piccadilly doorway that helped Darwin launch his theory of evolution and caused the Swedes to wage war against Britain. Do you believe in fairies? Do you know which Leadenhall site became a Nag's Head tavern, morphing into the mighty East India Company, before taking flight as the futuristic Lloyds Building? Who named the Natural History Museum's long-tailed dinosaur Mr Whippy? Spanning above and below ground, from the outer suburbs to the inner city, and from the medieval period to the modern day, Londonopolis is a celebration of the weird and the wonderful that makes the mysterious city of London so magical.
Londinopolis C 1500 C 1750
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Author : Mark S.R. Jenner
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2000
Londinopolis C 1500 C 1750 written by Mark S.R. Jenner and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
Events such as the Fire of London and the Plague, and historic locations like the Globe Theatre, are part of London's heritage. Yet until recently, the history of the city between 1500 and 1750 has been little studied. During this period, London's population soared from around 50,000 to nearly half a million--the demographic explosion transformed the city to a metropolis. London became a center of new social and sexual identities and a solvent of older, more hierarchical forms of social organization. The essays in this volume cover the themes of polis and the police, gender and sexuality, space and place, and material culture and consumption. Within these themes are thieves, prostitutes, litigious wives, the poor, disease, “great quantities of gooseberry pye,” and the taxing question of fresh water.
The Spirit Of London
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Author : Paul Cohen-Portheim
language : en
Publisher: Batsford Books
Release Date : 2021-03-04
The Spirit Of London written by Paul Cohen-Portheim and has been published by Batsford Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-04 with History categories.
A new edition of a classic Batsford title from the 1930s. London is brought to life through its people, buildings and history in this classic book, first published in 1935. The Spirit of London presents a wonderful snapshot of our capital before World War II and a charming insight into urban life in the 1930s. Paul Cohen-Portheim was an Austrian traveller and writer who was interned in the UK during World War I. His enforced stay made him fall in love with England and in particular, London. This is his take on the irrepressible city. Chapters include: Towns Within, Town Streets and their Life, Green London, London Amusements and Night Life, Traditional London, London and the British and London and the Foreigner. The book features Brian Cook's iconic illustration of Ludgate Circus and St Paul's on the cover. Add in the charm of the authentic voice of a 1930s Londoner, this book should be enjoyed by all Londoners and London enthusiasts.
Literature And Culture In Early Modern London
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Author : Lawrence Manley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-05-11
Literature And Culture In Early Modern London written by Lawrence Manley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-05-11 with History categories.
The literature of early modern London, and its contribution to the development of metropolitan culture.
The Bookseller S Tale
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Author : Martin Latham
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2020-09-03
The Bookseller S Tale written by Martin Latham and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Literary Criticism categories.
A SPECTATOR AND EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'A joy. Each chapter instantly became my favourite' David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas 'Wonderful' Lucy Mangan 'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.' This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with them in bed. Taking us on a journey through comfort reads, street book stalls, mythical libraries, itinerant pedlars, radical pamphleteers, extraordinary bookshop customers and fanatical collectors, Canterbury bookseller Martin Latham uncovers the curious history of our book obsession - and his own. Part cultural history, part literary love letter and part reluctant memoir, this is the tale of one bookseller and many, many books. 'If ferreting through bookshops is your idea of heaven, you'll get the same pleasure from this treasure trove of a book' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express
A Social History Of England 1500 1750
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Author : Keith Wrightson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-02-23
A Social History Of England 1500 1750 written by Keith Wrightson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-23 with History categories.
The first overview of early modern English social history since the 1980s, bringing together the leading authorities in the field.
Sir William Petty
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Author : Sir William Petty
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1997
Sir William Petty written by Sir William Petty and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
This set collects all of Petty's published writings in economics, an extensive selection of his correspondence, a biography and the most important secondary writing on his work.
The History Of Great Britain
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Author : Robert Henry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1814
The History Of Great Britain written by Robert Henry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1814 with Great Britain categories.
Working Women In English Society 1300 1620
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Author : Marjorie Keniston McIntosh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-06-02
Working Women In English Society 1300 1620 written by Marjorie Keniston McIntosh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This is an important study of English women's participation in the market economy from 1300 to 1620.
Common Law And Enlightenment In England 1689 1750
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Author : Julia Rudolph
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Common Law And Enlightenment In England 1689 1750 written by Julia Rudolph and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
The book demonstrates how the 'common law mind' was able to meet the various challenges posed by Enlightenment rationalism and civic and commercial discourse, revealing that the common law played a much wider role beyond the legal world in shaping Enlightenment concepts.