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A Grim Almanac of Georgian London

2011-12-01 Reference
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Book Synopsis A Grim Almanac of Georgian London by : Graham Jackson

Download or read book A Grim Almanac of Georgian London written by Graham Jackson. This book was released on 2011-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Georgian era was perhaps one of the most shocking, gory, vice-ridden and downright surprising in the capital's history. From an anaconda attack at the Tower of London to a ghost in Regent's Park, a murder at the House of Commons, a body-snatching case which horrified all of London, a murderer who advertised for a new wife in The Times and a decapitated head in the churchyard of St Margaret's in Westminster, it will terrify, disgust and delight residents and visitors alike. With 100 incredible illustrations from the rarest and most sensational true-crime publications of the age, no London bookshelf is complete without it!

The Grim Almanac of Georgian London

2011-12-01 History
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Book Synopsis The Grim Almanac of Georgian London by : Cate Ludlow

Download or read book The Grim Almanac of Georgian London written by Cate Ludlow. This book was released on 2011-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Georgian era was perhaps one of the most shocking, gory, vice-ridden, and downright surprising in the capital's history. From an anaconda attack at the Tower of London to a ghost in Regent’s Park, a murder at the House of Commons, a body-snatching case which horrified all of London, a murderer who advertised for a new wife in The Times, and a decapitated head in the churchyard of St Margaret’s in Westminster, it will terrify, disgust and delight residents and visitors alike. With 100 incredible illustrations from the rarest and most sensational true-crime publications of the age, no London bookshelf is complete without it!

A Visitor's Guide to Georgian England

2017-07-30 History
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Release : 2017-07-30
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis A Visitor's Guide to Georgian England by : Monica Hall

Download or read book A Visitor's Guide to Georgian England written by Monica Hall. This book was released on 2017-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The author has done an outstanding job of making the colorful Georgian world come alive in all its contradictory, bawdy, and utterly fascinating glory.” —Britain Express Could you successfully be a Georgian? Find yourself immersed in the pivotal world of Georgian England, exciting times to live in. Everything was booming—the Industrial Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the nascent Empire—in an era inhabited by Mary Shelley, the Romantic poets, and their contemporaries. Find everything you need to know in order to survive as a time traveler from today, undetected among the ordinary people: how to dress, behave yourself in public, earn a living, and find somewhere to live. Just as importantly, you will be given advice on how to stay on the right side of the law, and how to avoid getting seriously ill. Monica Hall creatively evokes this bygone era, filling the pages of this book with all aspects of daily life within the period, calling upon diaries, illustrations, letters, poetry, prose, eighteenth century laws, and archives. This detailed account intimately explores the ever-changing lives of those who lived through Britain’s imperial prowess, the birth of modern capitalism, and the upheaval of the industrial revolution, major political reform, and class division. “A fantastic piece of social history that fills in a huge number of gaps in our knowledge. First class entertainment and educational at the same time!” —Books Monthly

Tales from The Terrific Register: The Book of London

2009-10-05 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2009-10-05
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Tales from The Terrific Register: The Book of London by : Cate Ludlow

Download or read book Tales from The Terrific Register: The Book of London written by Cate Ludlow. This book was released on 2009-10-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fast-paced, astonishingly gory and always featuring as many corpses as possible, the Terrific Register was a publishing sensation. As a schoolboy, Charles Dickens was never without a copy, and he later recalled how it 'frightened my very wits out of my head, for the small charge of a penny weekly'. This selection contains many tales of London life that will startle the modern reader. Including gripping stories of fires, floods and disasters, 'eye-witness' accounts of the great plague and 'the last moment of Lord Balmerino, executed on Tower Hill, 1746', it is a fascinating read for anyone who knows the city. Many of these tales have not appeared in print since Dickens himself read them. Richly illustrated with original woodcuts, it will astound residents, tourists and historians alike.

Tales from The Terrific Register: The Book of Wonders

2009-09-07 Body, Mind & Spirit
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Release : 2009-09-07
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Synopsis Tales from The Terrific Register: The Book of Wonders by : Cate Ludlow

Download or read book Tales from The Terrific Register: The Book of Wonders written by Cate Ludlow. This book was released on 2009-09-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From strange medical afflictions, including crumbling skeletons and 'mortifying' limbs, to miraculous escapes and singular preservations, wonderful beasts such as the vast guardian snake of Nurrah, and all manner of plagues, earthquakes and disasters, the Terrific Register was an essential purchase for lovers of strange tales across England. This selection contains the most startling tales from this 185-year-old publication. Amongst the prodigious marvels contained herein you will find giants, children with horns and babies brought up by wolves, uncanny dreams, devils, and attacks by everything from cannibals to buffalos, snakes, sharks, wolves, rats, crocodiles, bears, 'the ferocious attack of a lioness on the Exeter mail', and a man bitten twenty times by a shark whilst fishing in Yorkshire. Richly illustrated with original woodcuts, this volume will delight lovers of the Fortean everywhere.

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