Project Gutenberg 2018-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 187 Toronto News News, The Toronto News, Toronto Toronto by Gaslight: The Night Hawks of a Great City As Seen by the Reporters of "The Toronto News" Produced by ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Toronto by Gaslight: The Night Hawks of a Great City" by Toronto News is a collection of sketches written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the nocturnal side of urban life in Toronto, chronicling the experiences of various night dwellers, including reporters, bakers, and others who toil when the rest of the city sleeps. The sketches explore themes of vice, poverty, and the hidden dynamics of a bustling city after dark. The opening of the work sets the scene for life in Toronto at night, describing a city transitioning from the bustle of everyday activities to the quietude of the late hours when night shift workers begin their toil. It introduces the various types of "night hawks," including policemen, newspaper employees, and bakers, highlighting the contrast between the workers who keep the city functioning and the darker elements that emerge in the shadows. This juxtaposition frames a vivid exploration of the social fabric of Toronto during nighttime, setting up a compelling narrative for the sketches to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Toronto (Ont.) -- Description and travel F1001 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 378887 2025-09-23T05:40:35.310620 text/html 376691 2018-08-15T14:16:56 text/html 319257 2025-09-23T05:40:40.291564 application/epub+zip 321001 2025-09-23T05:40:36.130586 application/epub+zip 228538 2025-09-23T05:40:35.737558 application/epub+zip 463644 2025-09-23T05:40:44.073550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420420 2025-09-23T05:40:39.887564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328382 2022-09-26T05:40:11.058711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348220 2025-09-23T05:40:34.766599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 348507 2018-08-15T14:16:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18102 2025-09-23T05:40:44.213526 application/rdf+xml 20427 2025-09-23T05:40:35.819557 image/jpeg 3494 2025-09-23T05:40:35.778555 image/jpeg 138688 2018-08-15T14:16:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 289779 2018-08-15T14:16:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 292055 2025-09-23T05:40:35.348606 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