About London

About this eBook

Author

Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing), 1820-1898

Credits

Transcribed from the 1860 William Tinsley edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

Category

Text

eBook-No.

32773

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32773

Release Date

June 11, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ABOUT LONDON.
2. 2.ADVERTISEMENT.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. NEWSPAPER PEOPLE.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. SPIRITUALISM.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. ABOUT COAL.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. HIGHGATE.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. TOM TIDDLER’S GROUND.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. LONDON CHARITIES.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. PEDESTRIANISM.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. OVER LONDON BRIDGE.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE EARLY-CLOSING MOVEMENT.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. TOWN MORALS.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. LONDON MATRIMONIAL.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. BREACH OF PROMISE CASES.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. COMMERCIAL LONDON.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. LONDON GENTS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. THE LONDON VOLUNTEERS.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. CRIMINAL LONDON.
22. 22.CHARTER XVIII. CONCERNING CABS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. FREE DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. CONCLUSION.
25. 25.ADVERTISEMENTS. — THE NIGHT-SIDE OF LONDON, — THE LONDON PULPIT, — HERE AND THERE IN LONDON, — Mr. WILLIAM TINSLEY’S LIST OF NEW WORKS. — CHRONICLES OF THE CRUTCH. — THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON. — ABOUT LONDON. — DISEASES OF THE HEART; — VOLUNTEER REVIEW. — UNDER CURRENTS: a novel of our day .

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