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London in Quotations

London in Quotations

Author: Jaqueline Mitchell
Publisher: Bodleian Library
Publication Date: 15 Oct 2014
ISBN-13: 9781851244010
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Description


‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford,’ said Samuel Johnson in 1777. Since then the capital has been characterised variously as a ‘riddle’, a ‘cesspool’ and a ‘modern Babylon’, and both Londoners and visitors alike have continued to share their candid views of a great city in a variety of literary forms.
This compact gift book is packed full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotations about this famous city from the Middle Ages to the current decade.


Author Description


Jaqueline Mitchell is a freelance writer and editor, and the compiler of Blitz Spirit.






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