London observed : a Polish philosopher at large, 1820-24 / Krystyn Lach-Szyrma ; edited and annotated by Mona Kedslie McLeod.
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Oxford [U.K.] :
Signal Books,
2009.
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 332 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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Contents:
- Foreword / Neal Ascherson
- Ch. 1. Calas. Inns. Sterne’s Chamber. Travellers’ Characters. View of the Sea. Steamers. Packer Boats. Straits of Calais. Ship in the Sunbeams. Sea Sickness. Dover
- Ch. 2. Departure from Dover. Views of the Region. Canterbury. St Thomas a Becket. Rush on the High Road. Mail and Stage Coaches. Dinner at Rochester. Shooters Hill. View of London
- Ch. 3. Hotel Clarendon. Breakfast. Stroll in a Town. Weekday in London. Sunday. Hyde Park. Cockneys
- Ch. 4. Houses. Ways of Recommending Goods. A Loan. Interesting Places
- Ch. 5. Journey from London. York. Durham. Newcastle. Alnwick. Dunbar. Haddington. Edinburgh. The Parthenon
- Ch. 6. Way to London by Carlisle. Steam Vessels. Rainbows. Scarbrough. Spanish Armada. Movement of the Sea. The Thames. Hanged People. Trip to the Mainland
- Ch. 7. Dieppe. Character of a Particular Englishman. Englishmen’s Voyages. Brighton. Spas. Masters of Ceremonies. Coming Back to London
- Ch. 8. Foreigners’ Lodgings. Description of the Most Convenient One. Food Prices. Westminster Hall. The Lower House. The Upper House. The King. The Parliament. The Royal Court
- Ch. 9. Institute of Arts. Paintings by Barry. Caricatures and Allegories. The Royal Academy. Admission Fees for Exhibitions. Scientific and Artistic Societies. Technical Schools. University of London. The Guildhall. The Polish Prisoner. The Mayor of London. Mansion House. The Room at the Guildhall. The Monument
- Ch. 10. East India House. Trade Companies. The Custom House. The Bank. The Stock Exchange. Lloyd’s. The Postal System. Stagecoach Fares. The Book Trade. Periodicals and Newspapers. The Market Place. Burlington Arcade. Whitbreads Brewery
- Ch. 11. Charity institutions. Magdalen Asylum. The Foundling Hospital. Hospitals. Dispensaries Medical Education. Doctors. Bedlam
- Ch. 12. Law. The Lawyers. Schools of law. Lord Eldon. The Temple. The Knights Templar. Knights Made of Stone. Temple Bar
- Ch. 13. London Police. The Thames. An Overstated Number of Criminals. Kinds of Offence. The List of Misdemeanours in the Last Seven Years
- Ch. 14. Prisons. Houses of Correction. Newgate. The Society for Improving Prisoners. Beggars. The Destitute. Workhouses. Schools in Prisons
- Ch. 15. Tower. The Bloody Tower. The Traitors’ Gate. The Church. The White Tower. The Spanish Armoury. The Horse Armoury. The Treasury. The Beauchamp Tower. The Animals. The Fees. The Guard
- Ch. 16. British Museum. Curiosities of Primitive Nations. Diamonds. Crystals. Aerolites. Fossilised Human Skeleton. British Natural History. The Gallery of Antiquities. Mummies. Egyptian Monuments. Elgin Marbles. Manuscripts. Magna Carta
- Ch. 17. Dramatic Literature. Theatres. Drury Lane. Kean. The Actress Stevens. Braham. Particulars Appertaining to Theatre. Covent Garden. Opera. Nowosielski. Smaller Theatres. Admission Fees
- Ch. 18. Amusements. The Taverns. The Diorama. The Sculptor Chantrey. The Art of Sculpture
- Ch. 19. St Paul’s Cathedral. Wren. Wolsey. Nelson. Johnson. Howard. The Dome. History of the Cathedral. The Clergy. Sects
- Ch. 20. Westminster Abbey. Tombs of the Kings. Wax Figures. Henry’s Chapel. Graves of Famous People. The Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. Poets’ Corner. Shakespeare. Memorials of Poets and Artists. Funerals and Graveyards
- Ch. 21. Famous People. John Bowring. Lord Erskine. Cartwright. The Reverend Fox. Robert Owen. William Allen. The Settlement for the Poor. Elizabeth Fry. The Quakers
- Ch. 22. Education. Bell’s and Lancaster’s Method. The Model School. Infant Schools. The Need to Educate Common People. Higher Education. Academies. Universities. Comments on the Approach to Teaching
- Ch. 23. Environs of London. Greenwich. Orphans’ School. The Painted Hall. The Observatory. Chelsea. Environs of Richmond. Slough. Kew Garden. Twickenham. Windsor. Eton. Highgate. Kent. Country. Sidney. Dover. The Shakespeare Rock. The Crossing. Calais. Ending.