
The Victorian City
Everyday Life in Dickens' London
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Narrated by:
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Corrie James
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By:
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Judith Flanders
The 19th century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this more apparent than London. In only a few decades, the capital grew from a compact Regency town into a sprawling metropolis of six-and-a-half million inhabitants, the largest city the world had ever seen. Technology - railways, street-lighting, and sewers - transformed both the city and the experience of city living, as London expanded in every direction.
Now, Judith Flanders, one of Britain's foremost social historians, explores the world portrayed so vividly in Dickens' novels, showing life on the streets of London in colorful, fascinating detail. From the moment Charles Dickens, the century's best-loved English novelist and London's greatest observer, arrived in the city in 1822, he obsessively walked its streets, recording its pleasures, curiosities, and cruelties.
Now, with him, Flanders leads us through the markets, transport systems, sewers, rivers, slums, alleys, cemeteries, gin palaces, chop-houses, and entertainment emporia of Dickens' London, to reveal the Victorian capital in all its variety, vibrancy, and squalor.
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An immersive depiction of Victorian life
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Wonderful book
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Boring London
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A interesting take on 1800s london.
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Understand what it is.
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Time machine
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If you like Dickens...
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The author cleverly uses Dickens's great powers of observation to explore the history and evolution of city life. The topical chapters were well-organized and included a lot of detail about subjects like cemeteries, weather, immigration, markets, prostitution, food, transportation, entertainment, sewage, and much more.
I do wish I'd had an interactive map, or series of maps, of London so I could follow along better. It would have helped to be more familiar with the neighborhoods and streets discussed.
The audiobook was expertly narrated by Corrie James.
Exactly as advertised with excellent narration
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Fascinating and engrossing
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Great listen for Dicken's Fans
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