Travels in Town 2 Volume Paperback Set: Volume SET
By the Author of Random Recollections of the Lords and Commons, etc.
Seiten
2010
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-00920-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-00920-1 (ISBN)
James Grant was an influential early Victorian journalist and newspaper editor. This two-volume work from 1839 is a companion piece to his two 1838 books. It reflects upon places, events, and people, mixing general observations and intricate detail.
Born in 1802 in Elgin, James Grant first established himself as a reporter and then as a leading newspaper editor in Victorian London, heading the Morning Chronicle for two decades before moving on to the Christian Standard. His 1839 Travels in Town was designed as a companion piece to his earlier reflections on London, The Great Metropolis (1838) and Sketches in London (1838). This two-volume work reflects Grant's enthusiasm for 'this modern Babylon' and his lively interest in the intricacies of everyday life there. Interweaving general descriptions with specific local information, volume 1 focuses on central London, observing major streets (including Downing Street) and the British Museum, while Volume 2 describes the post office and bookselling in Paternoster Row before turning its attention to the city's various religious denominations.
Born in 1802 in Elgin, James Grant first established himself as a reporter and then as a leading newspaper editor in Victorian London, heading the Morning Chronicle for two decades before moving on to the Christian Standard. His 1839 Travels in Town was designed as a companion piece to his earlier reflections on London, The Great Metropolis (1838) and Sketches in London (1838). This two-volume work reflects Grant's enthusiasm for 'this modern Babylon' and his lively interest in the intricacies of everyday life there. Interweaving general descriptions with specific local information, volume 1 focuses on central London, observing major streets (including Downing Street) and the British Museum, while Volume 2 describes the post office and bookselling in Paternoster Row before turning its attention to the city's various religious denominations.
Volume I: 1. The streets; 2. The Park; 3. Tattersall's and the turf; 4. Downing Street; 5. The British Museum; 6. The British Museum (continued); 7. The newsmen; Volume II: 8. The post office; 9. Bookselling – Paternoster Row; 10. Religious denominations.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.2.2010 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 323 x 250 mm |
| Gewicht | 1170 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-00920-4 / 1108009204 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00920-1 / 9781108009201 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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