. London . : iiillil. LUD GATE WITH 124 ILLUSTRATIONS JTonbonCHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1892 7) A LIBRARY T^ w UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR SANTA BARBARA -• PREFACE I\ the following chapters it has been my endeavour to presentpictures of the City of London—instantaneous photographs,showing the streets, the buildings, and the citizens at workand at play. Above all, the citizens ; with their daily life inthe streets, in the shops, in the churches, and in the houses ;the merchant in the quays and on Change ; the shopkeeperof Cheapside ; the priests and the monks and the friars ; theshouting of those wh
. London . : iiillil. LUD GATE WITH 124 ILLUSTRATIONS JTonbonCHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1892 7) A LIBRARY T^ w UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR SANTA BARBARA -• PREFACE I\ the following chapters it has been my endeavour to presentpictures of the City of London—instantaneous photographs,showing the streets, the buildings, and the citizens at workand at play. Above all, the citizens ; with their daily life inthe streets, in the shops, in the churches, and in the houses ;the merchant in the quays and on Change ; the shopkeeperof Cheapside ; the priests and the monks and the friars ; theshouting of those who sell ; the laughter and singing of thosewho feast and drink ; the ringing of the bells ; the draggingof the criminal to the pillory ; the Riding of the Lord Mayorand Aldermen ; the river with its boats and barges ; thecheerful sound of pipe and tabor ; the stage with its tum-blers and its rope-dancers ; the prentices with their clubs ;the evening dance in the streets. I want my pictures toshow all these thinlondonbesant00besa
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