{"product_id":"london-volume-1-paperback-9781108073943","title":"London: Volume 1 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108073943","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLondon: Volume 1\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\"\u003e9781108073943, 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\"\u003e474 pages, 157 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.82 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 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The silent highway\u003cbr\u003e 2. Clean your honour's shoes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Paul's Cross\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Tabard\u003cbr\u003e 5. London Bridge\u003cbr\u003e 6. Midsummer-eve\u003cbr\u003e 7. St Mary Overies\u003cbr\u003e 8. Street noises\u003cbr\u003e 9. Roman London\u003cbr\u003e 10. The old spring-time in London\u003cbr\u003e 11. The parks\u003cbr\u003e 12. The parks (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 13. Underground\u003cbr\u003e 14. Suburban milestones\u003cbr\u003e 15. Lambeth Palace\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Roman remains\u003cbr\u003e 17. Piccadilly\u003cbr\u003e 18. Crosby Place\u003cbr\u003e 19. Old Whitehall\u003cbr\u003e 20. New Whitehall\u003cbr\u003e 21. Ben Jonson's London\u003cbr\u003e 22. Ben Jonson's London (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 23. Ranelagh and Vauxhall\u003cbr\u003e 24. Street sights\u003cbr\u003e 25. The Monument.\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":46266184302872,"sku":"9781108073943","price":42.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108073943i_65fa1914-ca55-4820-8972-faf9ab994310.jpg?v=1696751483","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/london-volume-1-paperback-9781108073943","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}