Wonderful London
Author(s): Anonymous
Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Social Science (culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C)
Narrators: Peter Yearsley
Number of Chapters: 41
Length: 14 hours and 13 minutes
Language: English
"Wonderful London, its lights and shadows of humour and sadness". (That's the full title of the book.) A collection of short essays, studded with conversation, on aspects of Victorian London life, seen through the eyes of a middle-class narrator.
NOTES:
1 A "ticket of leave" is a document of parole issued to convicts who can be trusted with a degree of freedom.
2 In Chapter three, a "cornopean" is a reed organ.
3 In Chapter twenty, "negus" is a drink made from port mixed with hot water, citrus fruit, spices and sugar.
(Summary by Peter Yearsley)
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The audiobook Wonderful London falls under the genres of Essays & Short Works, Social Science (culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C). It is written by Anonymous.