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London's Pleasures: From Restoration to Regency

Hardcover • 2001 • English

London's Pleasures: From Restoration to Regency

By David Kerr Cameron

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About the book

An insight into the pleasures and pastimes of Londoners between the Restoration of 1660 and the beginning of World War I. Thematically arranged chapters discuss the violent and nowadays unpalatable pleasures of the age, such as the bear-baiting spectacles of Bankside, cock-fighting in St James's Park, and the attraction of public hangings on Tower Hill. These events played alongside more innocent amusements such as the burgeoning of public pleasure gardens, exhibitions, bazaars, theatres and mus...Show more

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ISBN

9780750924481

Published year

2001

Language

English

Original title

London's Pleasures: From Restoration to Regency

Format

Hardcover

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