The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London (95 page)

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Authors: Judith Flanders

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BOOK: The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London
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Table of Contents

Author biography

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Contents

Acknowledgements
A Note on Currency
Maps
List of Illustrations
Introduction
PART ONE: THE CITY WAKES
1810: The Berners Street Hoax
1. Early to Rise
2. On the Road
3. Travelling (Mostly) Hopefully
4. In and Out of London
PART TWO: STAYING ALIVE
1861: The Tooley Street Fire
5. The World’s Market
6. Selling the Streets
7. Slumming
8. The Waters of Death
PART THREE: ENJOYING LIFE
1867: The Regent’s Park Skating Disaster
9. Street Performance
10. Leisure for All
11. Feeding the Streets
12. Street Theatre
PART FOUR: SLEEPING AND AWAKE
1852: The Funeral of the Duke of Wellington
13. Night Entertainment
14. Street Violence
15. The Red-Lit Streets to Death
Appendix: Dickens’ Publications by Period
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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