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Overview"""Rich in facts and anecdotes, this is the perfect introduction to 18th-century London and a wonderful companion for readers of Johnson and Boswell. . . . Schwartz starts with the sights, sound, and smells of the metropolis--a city of steeples, chimneys, coal smoke, and intolerable street noise--and surveys in succession Work and Money, Pastimes and Pleasures, Daily Routines and Domestic Life, Travel and Transportation, and Health and Hygiene and concludes with a gallery of street 'Londoners, ' an independent and assertive lot, notably insolent to foreigners, especially those in French clothes.""--Washington Post Book World ""Outstanding. . . . The author packs a remarkable quantity of detail into a small space, even including a discussion of price and wage figures that will be intelligible to Americans [today]. . . . His prose is lucid, graceful, lively. Generously illustrated, the book also includes an extensive bibliography.""--Choice ""An excellent source for English Literature and history students studying this period or Samuel Johnson.""--Booklist" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard B. SchwartzPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 1.000kg ISBN: 9780299094904ISBN 10: 0299094901 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 28 February 1984 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsAn excellent source for English Literature and history students studying this period or Samuel Johnson. Booklist Outstanding. . . . The author packs a remarkable quantity of detail into a small space, even including a discussion of price and wage figures that will be intelligible to Americans [today]. . . . His prose is lucid, graceful, lively. Generously illustrated, the book also includes an extensive bibliography. Choice Rich in facts and anecdotes, this is the perfect introduction to 18th-century London and a wonderful companion for readers of Johnson and Boswell. . . . Schwartz starts with the sights, sound, and smells of the metropolis a city of steeples, chimneys, coal smoke, and intolerable street noise and surveys in succession Work and Money, Pastimes and Pleasures, Daily Routines and Domestic Life, Travel and Transportation, and Health and Hygiene and concludes with a gallery of street 'Londoners, ' an independent and assertive lot, notably insolent to foreigners, especially those in French clothes. Washington Post Book World Rich in facts and anecdotes, this is the perfect introduction to 18th-century London and a wonderful companion for readers of Johnson and Boswell. . . . Schwartz starts with the sights, sound, and smells of the metropolis--a city of steeples, chimneys, coal smoke, and intolerable street noise--and surveys in succession Work and Money, Pastimes and Pleasures, Daily Routines and Domestic Life, Travel and Transportation, and Health and Hygiene and concludes with a gallery of street 'Londoners, ' an independent and assertive lot, notably insolent to foreigners, especially those in French clothes. -- Washington Post Book World Author InformationRichard B. Schwartz is Dean of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the author of several books, including The Biggest City in America: A Fifties Boyhood in Ohio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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