Project Gutenberg 2019-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 1129 Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter London City London: the city Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "London City" by Sir Walter Besant is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work presents a detailed survey of London's topographical and historical aspects, focusing on various neighborhoods and streets, notably during the end of the 19th century. It is a systematic examination of how these areas were shaped by their history, highlighting notable buildings, street activities, and social dynamics of the city. At the start of the book, the introduction explains the comprehensive nature of the survey, which transitions from a broad historical overview of London to a more detailed street-by-street exploration. It discusses the organization's structure, indicating that the author, Sir Walter Besant, authored much of the text while employing assistants for collecting additional detailed material. The opening focuses particularly on Cheapside, emphasizing its role as a historic marketplace with numerous churches, shops, and vendor stalls, providing a vivid depiction of its significance and transformation over centuries. Through historical anecdotes and descriptions, Besant captures both the physical layout and the evolving commercial life of this central district. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en London (England) -- History London (England) -- Description and travel Guilds -- England -- London DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1894202 2025-07-23T10:52:07.476236 text/html 1895035 2019-02-05T05:19:12 text/html 7960120 2025-07-23T10:52:40.778644 application/epub+zip 7960936 2025-07-23T10:52:13.275217 application/epub+zip 848904 2025-07-23T10:52:10.342231 application/epub+zip 8352836 2025-07-23T10:52:57.880538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8285072 2025-07-23T10:52:37.409719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1185351 2022-09-26T17:51:27.479819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1568696 2025-07-23T10:52:01.888288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1568941 2019-02-05T05:19:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19257 2025-07-23T10:52:58.085512 application/rdf+xml 15921 2025-07-23T10:52:10.644246 image/jpeg 1821 2025-07-23T10:52:10.497220 image/jpeg 557645 2019-02-05T06:37:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 7730873 2019-02-05T06:37:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 7738018 2025-07-23T10:52:07.867253 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