Victorian London : The Tale of a City 1840--1870

from jztemple

I love this book. Just to let you know that up front. This is a marvelous history of London, the city and the people, from 1840 to 1870. Picard writes in a familiar, casual style what is was like to be in the city during those years. You can get a sense of the style of the book by just listing th...

from BunnysBla

I know that some people will not agree, but I loved this book as I do all of Liza Picard´s books. They are fun to read and I think pain vivid picture pretty well.

from T_K_Elliott

Liza Picard has achieved what many authors only dream of: to be informative, interesting, and witty. Simultaneously.Victorian London is split into chapters, each dealing with an aspect of London life, starting with Smells and ending with Death. Each chapter consists, essentially, of a long list o...

from john257hopper

Splendidly well researched and presented in easily digestible themed sections, like her works on other eras of London history. Could have perhaps benefited from a short concluding section.

from jztemple

I love this book. Just to let you know that up front. This is a marvelous history of London, the city and the people, from 1840 to 1870. Picard writes in a familiar, casual style what is was like to be in the city during those years. You can get a sense of the style of the book by just listing th...