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"London in 1700 was a capital on the verge of a new century and at the dawn of the modern age, a place of untold potential, caught on the cusp between England's medieval past and a fabulous future. After the Revolution of 1688, England could look forward to a new century with boundless optimism and ebullience, as the unprecedented riches of commerce and colonialism appeared on the horizon.".
"But there was a less glittering side to London's success. Life was precarious, drink, gambling and cruel sports were the people's palliatives. As men, women and children poured into the metropolis, employment, shelter and sustenance became increasingly scarce. As London flourished, so too did crime and prostitution.".
"Maureen Waller describes a familiar yet alien world - it is as if we are looking in a distorted mirror. A panoply of anecdotes, detail and amusing contrasts, the book draws on a range of sources from court records, newspapers and pamphlets to eyewitness accounts in diaries, letters, travelogues and memoirs."--BOOK JACKET.
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1700: Scenes from London Life
February 9, 2002, Four Walls Eight Windows
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June 2000, Four Walls Eight Windows
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1700: scenes from London life : Maureen Waller.
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