Dirty Old London
Subtitle The Victorian Fight Against Filth
By Lee Jackson
Published by
Yale University Press
ISBN 9780300192056
Category History
Spring 2015 (1st March - 14th May
Synopsis
In
this intimately visceral book, Lee Jackson guides us through the
underbelly of the Victorian metropolis, introducing us to those who
struggled to stem a rising tide of pollution and dirt from the dustmen
who grew rich from recycling, to the peculiar history of the public
toilet
Author's Biography
LEE
JACKSON is a Victorian enthusiast, who has spent the last decade
exploring the social history of Victorian London, through his popular
website www.victorianlondon.org,
seven historical crime novels, and various other works (most recently a
walking guide to Dickens' London). He lives in Stoke Newington. He’s on
twitter as @victorianlondon
Reviews
“utterly
engrossing in its own right, Dirty Old London also serves as an
illuminating companion to Victorian literature†- New York Times
“thoroughly researched and absorbing†- London Evening Standard
“a tightly argued, meticulously researched history of sanitation, that reads like a novel†- The Times
“a
fascinating work that will engage both those interested in the
Victorians in general and London in particular†- BBC History Magazine
"vivid, illuminating, funny, well written and beautifully illustrated,a model of its kind" - Independent