{"product_id":"london-paperback-9781108073950","title":"London (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108073950","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fascinating illustrated six-volume account, published 1841–4, of what was then the greatest city in the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Knight (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108073950, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e442 pages, 99 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe publisher and writer Charles Knight (1791–1873) was apprenticed to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author, he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this six-volume work on the architecture and history of London, published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life, and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the greatest city in the world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAnalytical table of contents\u003cbr\u003e 26. The buildings of St Paul's\u003cbr\u003e 27. The College of Physicians\u003cbr\u003e 28. The priory and church of St Bartholomew\u003cbr\u003e 29. The priory and church of St Bartholomew\u003cbr\u003e 30. The House of Commons\u003cbr\u003e 31. The House of Commons (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 32. Milton's London\u003cbr\u003e 33. The Charter House\u003cbr\u003e 34. St John's Gate\u003cbr\u003e 35. The Strand\u003cbr\u003e 36. The Strand (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 37. London antiquaries\u003cbr\u003e 38.-42. The Tower\u003cbr\u003e 43. Old Royal Exchange and its founder\u003cbr\u003e 44. The Royal Exchange and the South Sea House\u003cbr\u003e 45. Smithfield\u003cbr\u003e 46. Christ's Hospital\u003cbr\u003e 47. Some features of London life in the last century\u003cbr\u003e 48. St James's Palace\u003cbr\u003e 49. Spitalfields\u003cbr\u003e 50. The Custom House.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266184270104,"sku":"9781108073950","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108073950i_ee5c7e76-c928-432a-92c7-a19cc3024bed.jpg?v=1696751485","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/london-paperback-9781108073950","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}