Dr Johnson's London Liza Picard Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0801

Κωδικός: 355971

Περιγραφή για Dr Johnson's London Liza Picard Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0801

\'A Baedeker of the past, absorbing and revealing in equal measure\' Peter Ackroyd\'Brings the age\'s tortuous splendours and profound murkiness vividly to life\' ObserverWhen Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary in 1755, London was the biggest city in Europe. The opulence of the rich and the comfort of the \'middling\' sort contrasted sharply with the back-breaking labour and pitiful wages of the poor. Executions were rated one of the best amusements, but there was bullock-hunting and cock-fighting too. Crime, from pickpockets to highwaymen, was rife, prisons were poisonous and law-enforcement rudimentary.Dr Johnson\'s London is the result of the author\'s passionate interest in the practical details of the everyday life of our ancestors: the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework, laundry and shopping; clothes and cosmetics; medicine, sex, hobbies, education and etiquette. The book spans the years 1740 to 1770, starting when the gin craze was gaining ground and ending when the east coast of America was still British. While brilliantly recording the strangeness and individuality of the past, Dr Johnson\'s London continually reminds us of parallels with the present day. Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0801, Διαστάσεις: 13.3x13.3cm

Αγορά Dr Johnson's London Liza Picard Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0801

Επισκέψου το κατάστημα Book Odyssey για να δεις περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες και φωτογραφίες για το Dr Johnson's London Liza Picard Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0801. Για αγορά του Dr Johnson's London Liza Picard Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0801 πρέπει να επισκεφτείς το κατάστημα Book Odyssey.