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London. Journey through the kingdom of the rich and the poor

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London. Journey through the kingdom of the rich and the poor
14.99 €
By the end of the nineteenth century, London was a city of many millions, a cauldron of unbelievable proportions, in which every conceivable and inconceivable profession, institution, creed, and establishment was boiled. According to statistics, every eight minutes a person died here, and every five minutes a new one was born. There were officially twenty thousand pubs and half a million dwellings, and "London's old men, orphans, lame and blind would be enough to populate a city of ordinary size." Not surprisingly, many writers and artists sought to capture and describe London, to create a vivid, realistic portrait of it. In 1869, the great artist Gustave Doré appears in London. The Frenchman is fascinated and shocked by the contrasts of the huge city: the fantastic brilliance of its wealth and unprecedented poverty. 174 engravings were born, depicting different aspects of life in the capital and becoming the most famous images of London of their time. The exquisite text for the illustrations was created by Louis Hainaut, a renowned wit, Parisian journalist, writer and traveler. Today, Louis Hainaut's book with illustrations by Gustave Doré is not only an invaluable source of knowledge about London in the late 19th century, but also an extremely entertaining read.
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