Victorian London by Liza Picard6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Consequently the pages of Victorian London are full of unfamiliar facts. The author for all intents and purposes is not a trained historian but nonetheless has a tutored eye for detail. Its sheer comprehensiveness is a tribute to Liza Picard and testifies to the vibrancy of history currently researched and written outside of university departments. ![]() ![]() Appendices with useful comparisons to present-day life in London ('what you could get for your money', 'currency and measurements', 'retail price index') typifies the approach of a book delightfully stuffed with things you did not know about the Victorian capital but which is light on historiographical innovation. As a volume that follows tomes on 'Restoration London', 'Dr Johnson's London' and 'Elizabeth's London' this instalment by Liza Picard seeks a depth of detail that is not usual in academic interventions, learned journals or cloistered seminars. ![]()
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