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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11534833.
- catalog coverage "London (England) History 17th century.".
- catalog coverage "London (England) History 18th century.".
- catalog coverage "London (England) Social life and customs 17th century.".
- catalog coverage "London (England) Social life and customs 18th century.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""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."".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Marriage -- 2. Childbirth -- 3. Childhood -- 4. Disease -- 5. Death -- 6. The Home -- 7. Fashion -- 8. Food and Drink -- 9. Coffee-houses, Clubs, Alehouses and Taverns -- 10. Amusements -- 11. The Working City -- 12. The Poor -- 13. Huguenots and Other Strangers -- 14. Religion and Superstition -- 15. Prostitution and Vice -- 16. Crime and Punishment.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 333 - 378) and index.".
- catalog extent "350 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0340739665".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Hodder & Stoughton,".
- catalog spatial "London (England) History 17th century.".
- catalog spatial "London (England) History 18th century.".
- catalog spatial "London (England) Social life and customs 17th century.".
- catalog spatial "London (England) Social life and customs 18th century.".
- catalog subject "942.1068 21".
- catalog subject "DA681 .W27 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Marriage -- 2. Childbirth -- 3. Childhood -- 4. Disease -- 5. Death -- 6. The Home -- 7. Fashion -- 8. Food and Drink -- 9. Coffee-houses, Clubs, Alehouses and Taverns -- 10. Amusements -- 11. The Working City -- 12. The Poor -- 13. Huguenots and Other Strangers -- 14. Religion and Superstition -- 15. Prostitution and Vice -- 16. Crime and Punishment.".
- catalog title "1700 : scenes from London life / Maureen Waller.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".