Author: J. & R. Kemp, London
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Author: John George Lambton Earl of Durham
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 860

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Author: Knight Frank & Rutley
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Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 448

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Author: Phillips Son & Neale (London, England)
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Author: Liza Picard
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 146686348X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475

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An enthralling review of an exhilarating era, Dr. Johnson's London brilliantly records the strangeness and individuality of the past--and continually reminds us of parallels with the present day. The practical realities of everyday life are rarely described in history books. To remedy this, and to satisfy her own curiosity about the lives of our ancestors, Liza Picard immersed herself in contemporary sources - diaries and journals, almanacs and newspapers, government papers and reports, advice books and memoirs - to examine the substance of life in mid-18th century London. The fascinating result of her research, Dr. Johnson's London introduces the reader to every facet of that period: from houses and gardens to transport and traffic; from occupations and work to pleasure and amusements; from health and medicine to sex, food, and fashion. Stops along the way focus on education, etiquette, public executions as popular entertainment, and a melange of other historical curiosities. This book spans the period from 1740 to 1770--very much the city of Dr. Samuel Johnson, who published his great Dictionary in 1755. It starts when the gin craze was gaining ground and ends just before America ceased being a colony.

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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1116

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Author: James Stourton
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN: 0711276285
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Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Great Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each.

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Pages : 142

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