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Victorian London
- The Life of a City, 1840-1870
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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This period of mid-Victorian London encompasses a huge range of subjects: Victoria's wedding and the place of the royals in popular esteem; how the very poor lived, the underworld, prostitution, crime, prisons and transportation; the public utilities, Bazalgette on sewers and road design, Chadwick on pollution and sanitation; private charities, Peabody, Burdett Coutts, and workhouses; new terraced housing and transport, trains, omnibuses, and the Underground; furniture and decor; families and the position of women; the prosperous middle classes and their new shops, e.g. Peter Jones, Harrods; entertaining and servants, food and drink; unlimited liability and bankruptcy; the rich, the marriage market, taxes and anti-semitism; the Empire, recruitment and press-gangs.
The period begins with the closing of the Fleet and Marshalsea prisons and ends with the first (steam-operated) Underground trains and the first Gilbert & Sullivan. All the splendours and horrors of Victorian life will be vividly recalled.
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- Mr. A. P. Buckley
- 13-02-21
Fascinating
Fascinating, enjoyable and entertaining listen.
Another ten pointless words to meet a word count minimum.
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- Joseph
- 26-03-09
Victorian London
Good narration & an exellent insight into Victorian Social history in London - highly recomended
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- C. Hamilton-welsh
- 18-09-18
Very engaging
well written and read. well researched. glad we are not living in these times. highly recommended for any social history fans.
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- Mark
- 21-01-09
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this book gives a real insight to the grime of everyday life in victorian london to the extent that you can almost taste it especially the description of dogs turd used in the tanneries at bermodsy, the book drtaws you into the depths of london giving real insight into housing education and sanitation in victorian london
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- Teresa Cooper
- 09-08-15
What about that!
A good book with a good narrator = a good reading experience. This book has provided me with " I didn't know......" moments of discovery, further understand and most importantly I knew that moments. Would I recommend this book? Yes I would.
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- Nicholas W. N. Jones
- 12-07-07
Puts Dickens in a very real context
This is a wonderful supplement to any reading of Victorian fiction - here is the background. Though the book depends perhaps a little too much on one or two particular sources (hence four stars, not five), this is vivacious, informative, and fascinating. It is beautifully read - Anton Lesser imparts the most complex information is a way which makes it all easy to follow.
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- Cynthia
- 03-04-16
Absolutely Fascinating
Unable to stop listening. Beautiful narration and full of interesting detail about life in Victorian times.
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- Ryan
- 25-11-21
Enjoyed it!
I was surprised out how much I enjoyed this book and that it kept my attention. Some of the subjects will alittle dryer than others and not as interesting, but overall really enjoyed it.
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- Nicholas
- 12-07-07
Puts Dickens in a very real context
This is a wonderful supplement to any reading of Victorian fiction - here is the background. Though the book depends perhaps a little too much on one or two particular sources (hence four stars, not five), this is vivacious, informative, and fascinating. It is beautifully read - Anton Lesser imparts the most complex information is a way which makes it all easy to follow.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-23
Fabulous as it is fascinating!
Loved every chapter, every word. Anton’s voice is softer than butter and the book is utterly absorbing. Loved it.
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