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Victorian London by Liza Picard
4.0
An incredibly detailed yet entertaining and often funny look at the history of Victorian London. Each chapter is, in effect, its own self-contained section of the story and focuses on one aspect of Victorian society. Topics range from food to clothing to religion, transport, death, the Great Exhibition, and the royal family. Picard has covered every element of society in detail while still managing to make it interesting.
Though each chapter is effectively self-contained - which does make the end of the book seem a little strange when there's no conclusion, and the book just...ends - there are recurring characters (so to speak) throughout. Picard has pulled extensive information from letters, diaries and official documents from the time, and so those writers crop up again and again with their comments on various events or elements of society.
On the whole, it was surprisingly enjoyable.
Though each chapter is effectively self-contained - which does make the end of the book seem a little strange when there's no conclusion, and the book just...ends - there are recurring characters (so to speak) throughout. Picard has pulled extensive information from letters, diaries and official documents from the time, and so those writers crop up again and again with their comments on various events or elements of society.
On the whole, it was surprisingly enjoyable.