Twice Round the Clock

About this eBook

Author

Sala, George Augustus, 1828-1895

Title

Twice round the clock; or, The hours of the day and night in London

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Richard Marsh,1862.

Credits

Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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.

69402

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69402

Release Date

November 21, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.TWICE ROUND THE CLOCK; OR, THE HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT IN LONDON. — FOUR O’CLOCK A.M.—BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
6. 6.FIVE O’CLOCK A.M.—THE PUBLICATION OF THE “TIMES” NEWSPAPER.
7. 7.SIX O’CLOCK A.M.—COVENT GARDEN MARKET.
8. 8.SEVEN O’CLOCK A.M.—A PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN.
9. 9.EIGHT O’CLOCK A.M.—ST. JAMES’S PARK—THE MALL.
10. 10.NINE O’CLOCK A.M.—THE CLERKS AT THE BANK, AND THE BOATS ON THE RIVER.
11. 11.TEN O’CLOCK A.M.—THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH, AND THE “BENCH” ITSELF.
12. 12.ELEVEN O’CLOCK A.M.—TROOPING THE GUARD, AND A MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
13. 13.NOON.—THE JUSTICE-ROOM AT THE MANSION-HOUSE, AND THE “BAY TREE.”
14. 14.ONE P.M.—DOCK LONDON AND DINING LONDON.
15. 15.TWO P.M.—FROM REGENT STREET TO HIGH CHANGE.
16. 16.THREE P.M.—DEBENHAM AND STORR’S AUCTION-ROOMS, AND THE PANTHEON BAZAAR.
17. 17.FOUR P.M.—TATTERSALL’S, AND THE PARK.
18. 18.FIVE O’CLOCK P.M.—THE FASHIONABLE CLUB, AND THE PRISONERS’ VAN.
19. 19.SIX P.M.—A CHARITY DINNER, AND THE NEWSPAPER WINDOW AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE.
20. 20.SEVEN O’CLOCK P.M.—A THEATRICAL GREEN-ROOM, AND “BEHIND THE SCENES.”
21. 21.EIGHT O’CLOCK P.M.—HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE, AND A PAWNBROKER’S SHOP.
22. 22.NINE O’CLOCK P.M.—HALF-PRICE IN THE NEW CUT, AND A DANCING ACADEMY.
23. 23.TEN O’CLOCK P.M.—A DISCUSSION AT THE “BELVIDERE,” AND AN ORATORIO AT EXETER HALL.
24. 24.ELEVEN O’CLOCK P.M.—A SCIENTIFIC CONVERSAZIONE, AND AN EVENING PARTY.
25. 25.MIDNIGHT.—THE HAYMARKET, AND THE SUB-EDITOR’S ROOM.
26. 26.ONE O’CLOCK A.M.—EVANS’S SUPPER-ROOMS, AND A FIRE.
27. 27.TWO O’CLOCK A.M.—A LATE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, AND THE TURNSTILE OF WATERLOO BRIDGE.
28. 28.HOUR THE TWENTY-FOURTH AND LAST—THREE A.M.—A BAL MASQUE, AND THE NIGHT CHARGES AT BOW STREET.
29. 29.FOOTNOTES

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