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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700 (Paperback)
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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General, Volume 1
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Born in Philadelphia, James Peller Malcolm (1767-1815) travelled to
London in 1787, remaining there until his death. Initially hoping
for a career as a landscape painter, he became well known for his
engravings, which appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine from 1792,
and for his books on history that made extensive use of original
local records. First published in 1808, Anecdotes gives a typically
personal and often light-hearted account of the history and customs
of Malcolm's adopted city. Illustrated with his engravings, the
work ranges from considering the diet and dress of the ancient
Britons to suggesting that the Great Fire of London was
state-sanctioned to rid the city of plague. This is the 1811 second
edition of a valuable and often entertaining insight into English
social history. Volume 1, concerned with 'society', considers the
lives of the earliest Britons, English diet over the ages, and the
origins of English character and customs.
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