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Wonderful London

Gelesen von Peter Yearsley

(4,5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)

"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) (14 hr 13 min)

Chapters

The Ghosts of the London Midnight

25:21

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The Ugliest Street in London

28:00

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Some Curious Performers

28:40

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At a Little Dinner in Tatter-Street

29:12

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Saturday Night at The Cat

28:18

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Girl Labour in London

30:49

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The Stable Side of Mayfair

27:48

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Opposite a Cabstand

21:16

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A Stroll in Baldwin's Gardens

18:01

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London Society in a 'Flat'

21:48

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The Foreign Settlement in Soho

49:32

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Rooked in the City

18:07

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All over London

17:39

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Outsiders of society, and their homes in London

44:42

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The London 'Rough'

12:02

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Lodgers in the Suburbs

13:44

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The Londoner's Spring

25:50

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London Life and Country Life

44:34

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The Last Man in Town

13:56

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Picturesque London

20:20

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Sketches from an Office Window

22:24

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Half an Hour in a Servants' Registry Office

45:38

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A shady industry

12:18

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The vampire bride

16:54

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Jack's delight

14:33

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A police-court Morning Performance

12:45

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Cockney Cave-dwellers

12:44

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Madman's Paradise

13:21

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Gaol-birds at Large

13:44

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St. Valentine's Shabby Suit

13:53

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A Young Vagabond's Vacation

11:59

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A Beggar's Confession

13:21

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Birds of a Feather

13:37

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'Home-wreckers'

22:29

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A Night With Thieves

13:29

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The Sunday Rag-fair in the City

14:56

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Our Poor Old Horses

14:01

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Retired Tradesmen

13:03

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The End of "Jack Ketch's Warren"

14:21

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A White-glove Day

7:24

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Ladies in the Temple

17:15

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Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

love everything about this book .The reader brought it to life beautifully . Chapter 36 is my favourite