Project Gutenberg 2016-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 310 Burke, Thomas 1886 1945 Burke, Sydney Thomas 19006415 Out and About London Round the town, 1917 -- Back to dockland -- Chinatown revisited -- Soho carries on -- Out of town -- In search of a show -- Vodka and vagabonds -- The Kids' Man -- Crowded hours -- Saturday night -- Rendezvous -- Tragedy and Cockneyism -- Mine ease at mine inn -- Relics -- Attaboy! E-text prepared by deaurider, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Out and About London" by Thomas Burke is a collection of essays that offers a vivid exploration of London and its character during the World War I era. Written in the early 20th century, the text captures the changing atmosphere of the city as it grapples with the realities of war. The essays navigate various locales and themes, reflecting on the cultural and social shifts occurring amidst the conflict. The opening of the book sets the stage with a reflective jaunt through London in 1917, where the author, buoyed by the promise of spring, takes a day off from work to wander the city. He encounters old friends and visits familiar haunts but soon realizes how profoundly the war has altered the landscape and spirit of London—once vibrant and bustling, the city now feels desolate and transformed. This exploration leads him to muse on lost traditions and experiences, contrasting the lively past with the subdued present filled with war's impact. Through this initial narrative, Burke invites readers to witness the poignant beauty and melancholic changes occurring in a city he deeply loves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en London (England) -- Social life and customs London (England) -- Description and travel World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- London London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century DA Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 282956 2025-07-21T08:20:39.239833 text/html 265495 2024-10-23T01:10:56 text/html 164450 2025-07-21T08:20:43.600769 application/epub+zip 165788 2025-07-21T08:20:40.108791 application/epub+zip 156521 2025-07-21T08:20:39.759782 application/epub+zip 251370 2025-07-21T08:20:46.426722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220132 2025-07-21T08:20:43.215771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211591 2022-09-24T06:03:36.822736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253519 2025-07-21T08:20:38.873762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233619 2024-10-23T01:10:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18759 2025-07-21T08:20:46.561720 application/rdf+xml 7435 2025-07-21T08:20:39.832782 image/jpeg 1456 2025-07-21T08:20:39.797751 image/jpeg 144786 2025-07-21T08:20:39.267781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia