The bibliographer and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838–1917) produced a prodigious number of books and articles on a wide range of topics, literary, historical, bibliographical and artistic. He worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Arts, was a founder member of the Library Association, and produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until the 1970s. London Past and Present was published in 1891, expanding and updating Peter Cunningham's Handbook of London of 1849. It is a three-volume topographical and historical dictionary of London places and landmarks, and the people who lived there. Based on historical, literary and architectural sources, it reveals many fascinating details as it traces the development of the metropolis from medieval times to the time of writing. Nineteenth-century London was experiencing rapid change, and this work preserves the memory of many buildings now lost.
| ISBN: | 9781108028073 |
| Publication date: | 24th February 2011 |
| Author: | Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 632 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General |
| Genres: |
European history Historical geography |
The bibliographer and editor Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838–1917) produced a prodigious number of books and articles on a wide range of topics, literary, historical, bibliographical and artistic. He worked for many years for the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Arts, was a founder member of the Library Association, and produced an edition of Pepys' diary which was not superseded until the 1970s. London Past and Present was published in 1891, expanding and updating Peter Cunningham's Handbook of London of 1849. It is a three-volume topographical and historical dictionary of London places and landmarks, and the people who lived there. Based on historical, literary and architectural sources, it reveals many fascinating details as it traces the development of the metropolis from medieval times to the time of writing. Nineteenth-century London was experiencing rapid change, and this work preserves the memory of many buildings now lost.
London Past and Present features in the following genres: European history, Historical geography
London Past and Present is available in Paperback
London Past and Present was written by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham and published by Cambridge University Press
London Past and Present has 632 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General series
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