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A Survey Of London: Written In The Year 1598 (1842)

A Survey Of London: Written In The Year 1598 (1842)
By John Stow

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #714108 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-06-29
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 240 pages

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Ghosts of the past..5
An awesome book, Stow allows us walk a while with the ghosts of London past. Be it wondering what the great debates the school boys of London's schools would have when they would sneak through a hole in the wall to see 'who was the best', or the vibrancy of the city street life, Stow's book gives us this magical guide to a bye-gone age.
It isn't the easiest read- Stow was possessed with the desire to record the 'history' of the city as he knew it; several passages refer to 'past times' (ranging from the 1100's up to 1600), but it is a wonderful guide for all of that.
So, if you want to know the actual names of the stews (brothels) on Bankside, or who was buried in a given church, or how property developers had torn up many a graceful building at the time, Stow is THE book.