The Hidden Lives Of London Streets

Author : James Morton
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 9781472139269
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Lives of London Streets written by James Morton and published by Constable. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the form of a collection of street maps, an episodic history of diverse stories, some lost, forgotten or hidden within one of the great cities of the world. London's streets have always worn a variety of influences, reflecting the diverse crowds who live and work on them. Take a walk down any number of historic streets and an abundance of tales exist in the bricks and mortar, waiting to be told. The Hidden Lives of London's Streets takes the reader on a journey through Soho, Piccadilly, Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington, Fitzrovia and Clerkenwell. A street map is provided for each area, marking out the streets and buildings in which the various activities - some forgotten, others well-remembered - took place. Stories include those of courtesans such as the notorious Lola Montez and Theresa de Cornelys, who gave lavish balls at their home in Soho Square which were little more than orgies, during which a man playing the violin while on roller skates crashed through her plate glass window; Casanova and his quarrel with Marianne Charpillon after he taught a parrot to say she was a 'whore'; clubs - great (the Gargoyle), the artistic (Muriel Belcher's Colony), and the small (Royston Smith's club for dwarves); the police; robberies; murder and executions; the nightclubs; cinemas and theatres; the villains and prostitution. Beyond mere gangs and criminality, the book will trace the social changes that have gradually unfolded on any given street. For example the metamorphosis of Old Compton Street as home to race gangs in the 1920s, to becoming an essentially Italian street, to being part of the gay community.

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385531516
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Under written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath the surface. There is a Bronze Age trackway below the Isle of Dogs, Anglo-Saxon graves rest under St. Pauls, and the monastery of Whitefriars lies beneath Fleet Street. To go under London is to penetrate history, and Ackroyd's book is filled with the stories unique to this underworld: the hydraulic device used to lower bodies into the catacombs in Kensal Green cemetery; the door in the plinth of the statue of Boadicea on Westminster Bridge that leads to a huge tunnel packed with cables for gas, water, and telephone; the sulphurous fumes on the Underground's Metropolitan Line. Highly imaginative and delightfully entertaining, London Under is Ackroyd at his best.

Author : Graham Nuthall
Publisher : Nzcer Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Lives of Learners written by Graham Nuthall and published by Nzcer Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus is on how students experience classroom learning activities and how they learn from that experience.

Author : Elizabeth Norton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681774909
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History written by Elizabeth Norton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era? The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate court dress; of palace intrigue and dramatic politics. But if you were a woman, it was also a time when death during childbirth was rife; when marriage was usually a legal contract, not a matter for love, and the education you could hope to receive was minimal at best. Yet the Tudor century was also dominated by powerful and dynamic women in a way that no era had been before. Historian Elizabeth Norton explores the life cycle of the Tudor woman, from childhood to old age, through the diverging examples of women such as Elizabeth Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister; Cecily Burbage, Elizabeth's wet nurse; Mary Howard, widowed but influential at court; Elizabeth Boleyn, mother of a controversial queen; and Elizabeth Barton, a peasant girl who would be lauded as a prophetess. Their stories are interwoven with studies of topics ranging from Tudor toys to contraception to witchcraft, painting a portrait of the lives of queens and serving maids, nuns and harlots, widows and chaperones. Norton brings this vibrant period to colorful life in an evocative and insightful social history.

Author : Robert Hume
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526738619
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper's Victims written by Robert Hume and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the lives of the women murdered by the infamous, 19th-century London serial killer. Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly are inextricably linked in history. Their names might not be instantly recognizable, and the identity of their murderer may have eluded detectives and historians throughout the years, but there is no mistaking the infamy of Jack the Ripper. For nine weeks during the autumn of 1888, the Whitechapel Murderer brought terror to London’s East End, slashing women’s throats and disemboweling them. London’s most famous serial killer has been pored over time and again, yet his victims have been sorely neglected, reduced to the simple label: prostitute. The lives of these five women are rags-to-riches-to-rags stories of the most tragic kind. There was a time in each of their lives when these poor women had a job, money, a home and a family. Hardworking, determined, and fiercely independent individuals, it was bad luck or a wrong turn here or there that left them wretched and destitute. Ignored by the press and overlooked by historians, it is time their stories were told. “Hume presents us with clear and concise biographies of the Ripper’s victims, and while it is tempting to think of them as all being prostitutes . . . their backgrounds, gone into in this much detail, shows them as something completely different. You will have to, you must read this brilliant book, it puts a whole new perspective into the canon of literature about the most infamous murderer of the last two centuries.” —Books Monthly

Author : Melinda Powell
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788702395
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Lives of Dreams written by Melinda Powell and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On average, we spend around six years of our lives dreaming. Yet, astonishingly, few of us understand the purpose of dreams and even fewer recognise what our dreaming mind can tell us about ourselves and our world. Melinda Powell, psychotherapist and co-founder of the Dream Research Institute UK, reveals how better understanding our dreams can improve our waking lives. As well as examining the importance of sleep and dreams, The Hidden Lives of Dreams explores the role of light, colour, landscapes, space, healing presence and lucidity in dreams, dispels common misconceptions and addresses our fears of nightmares. Powell shows how to tap into our dreams as a source of guidance and inspiration to enhance our wellbeing and to discover a healthier, more balanced approach to life. 'Exploring the depths of dreaming with an experienced guide like Melinda Powell will bring you closer to your heart, your purpose and your truest self. Highly recommended.' Robert Waggoner

Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Life of the Soul. From the French written by Jean Nicolas Grou and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Wife's Hidden Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The hidden life of the soul [by J.N. Grou]. From the Fr. by the author of A Dominican artist written by Jean Nicolas Grou and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Nicolas GROU
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Manuel des âmes intérieures. The Hidden Life of the Soul. From the French of J. N. Grou . By the Author of “A Dominican Artist” i.e. H. L. Farrer, afterwards Lear. , etc written by Jean Nicolas GROU and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: