A History of London Life

by R.J. Mitchell, M. D. R. Leys

We have all heard of the Great fire of 1666 but how many of us know of the great stink of 1858? The 'Blind Beak' Bartholomew Fair, public executions, the street vendors of birds nest, groundsel and lavender - these and many other curiosities are all described in this intriging chronical of the lives of London's inhabitants ranging in time from pre-Roman days to the formastion of the L.C.C.

324 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1958

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[Michael Moseley · Rating 3 out of 5]

1st published by Longman in the year of my birth 1958. Perhaps our own view of history may change but although the language was somewhat old fashion it seems to remind interesting and informative look at London social history. The coming and going of common people. Many interesting facts stand out in my mind one in particular was that the Lord's cricket ground was named after Mr Peter Lord and had nothing to do with the Lords of the realm. London as far back as 1666, the date of the great fire was a cosmopolitan centre with influences from across the globe. London after all had the largest port in the world until the end of the Second World War.