Category Archives: London

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Going to Market in Edwardian London

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

London goes to market at Covent Garden, the one district which is astir early. Six o’clock is late and at eight the bargain hunters begin to be seen. At ten the garbage is being swept up and picked over by … Continue reading →

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London’s Fashionable Amusements

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Evangeline Holland

The average foreigner who visits London must indeed be of opinion that we take our pleasures sadly. The loneliness which a chance traveller must almost inevitably experience in a great city is proverbial; but if a foreigner be duly armed … Continue reading →

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Charles Booth’s Inquiry of London

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Rachel Pritchard

Between 1886 and 1902, Charles Booth, a successful businessman and social activist, worked on creating the first real study on the social life of London. Booth wished to discover how many people in London were living in poverty and to expose … Continue reading →

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