Dr Johnson's London by Liza Picard

Dr Johnson's London

Liza Picard

416 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced

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When Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary in 1755, London was the biggest city in Europe. The opulence of the rich and the comfort of the 'middling' sort contrasted sharply with the back-breaking labour and pitiful wages of the poor. Executio...

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