london

"The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this more apparent than London. In only a few decades, the capital grew from a compact Regency town into a sprawling metropolis of 6.5 million inhabitants, the largest city the world had ever seen. Technology--railways, street-lighting, and sewers--transformed both the city and the experience of city-living, as London expanded in every direction"--Jacket flap.

A visual interpretation of the nineteenth century London of Dickens' time.

A visitors' guide to London in 1604, including what to see, where to stay, and where to eat, with sidebars on such topics as proper etiquette, famous residents, and student life at Oxford.

Describes daily life in Elizabethan London, and focuses on rivers, main streets, buildings, gardens, foreigners, clothes, food, drink, sex, marriage, education, entertainment, crime, punishment, the poor, and religion.

In a travel guide format, presents a look at the sites and society that existed in London during the time of William Shakespeare.