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Dickens's Dictionary of London 1888: An Unconventional Handbook
Dickens's Dictionary of London 1888: An Unconventional Handbook

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Author: Charles Dickens Jr.
Publisher: Old House Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 110911

Media: Hardcover
Edition: Facsim.of 1888 Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.2 x 0.9

ISBN: 1873590040
Dewey Decimal Number: 942.1081
EAN: 9781873590041
ASIN: 1873590040

Publication Date: January 1, 1995
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Slight edge wear to the D/W.

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Small Treasure Trove   December 3, 2006
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This excellent little book is a mine of information to anyone eager to study the background of London in the 1880's. In a gazeteer format classic for it's time, reproduced faithfully by the publishers, the reader can scan through it's pages to find out about the great capital city's institutions, monuments, schools, hospitals, societies, clubs - even to gain a greater understanding of the Police, the charities that existed, and the new 'craze' for reasonable restaurants that would serve something different from a pork-chop and a pint of porter.

If you are a student or writer and favour this historical period, it would be an invaluable resource to you - well recommended.



4 out of 5 stars DICKENS DICTIONARY OF LONDON 1888   January 1, 2006
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

WRITTEN BY CHARLES DICKENS JUNIOR 18 YRS AFTER HIS FATHERS DEATH. THIS IS A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF FACTS AND FIGURES FROM THE ERA ADDING DETAILS SUCH AS THE COST OF MEMBERSHIP TO WIMBLEDON AMONGST ITS PAGES. GREAT TO DIP IN AND OUT, PERFECT FOR RESEARCH AND A VALUABLE TOOL FOR ANY CHILD, STUDENT ETC INTERESTED IN THE PERIOD.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference   February 9, 2002
 35 out of 35 found this review helpful

As the title suggests this isnt a sit down chapter by chapter book. It is a gazeteer of London in 1880, listing hundreds upon hundreds of locations and cross referencing everything back to the maps of london at the fron of the book. The level of detail the authors acheived is astounding, and I recommend it to anyone who would like to cross reference places, people or groups mentioned in other period works.

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