Chapter 9: London's shadows. This is a compelling account of the hidden world of Victorian London. In , London was the capital of the most powerful empire the world had ever known, and the largest city in Europe. In the west a new city was growing, populated by the middle classes, the epitome of 'Victorian values'. · In this eminently readable book, Drew Gray, who teaches social history at the University of Northampton, casts light on the underworld of Victorian London. This topic has attracted much scholarly attention over the years and it is to the author’s credit that he is able to identify new angles. The East End of London had long been considered a nether world, a dark and dangerous region outside the symbolic 'walls' of the original City. Using the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper as a focal point, this book explores prostitution, poverty, revolutionary politics, immigration, the creation of a criminal underclass and the development of policing/5(14).
Buy London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City Illustrated by Gray, Drew D. (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ibid, Philip, D., Crime and Authority in Victorian England: The Black Country , p. In July Hugh Pilkington, an MP was garrotted and robbed in central London. This led to a 'garrotting scare'. London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City Drew D. Gray London, Continuum, , ISBN: ; pp.;Price: £
London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City: Author: Drew D. Gray: Edition: illustrated, reprint: Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN: , Length: This is a compelling account of the hidden world of Victorian London. In , London was the capital of the most powerful empire the world had ever known, and the largest city in Europe. In the west a new city was growing, populated by the middle classes, the epitome of 'Victorian values'. Across the city, the situation was very different. Drew D. Gray is Senior Lecturer in the History of Crime at the University of Northampton, UK. He is the author of Crime, Prosecution and Social Relations () and London's Shadows (). Start reading London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City on your Kindle in under a minute.
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