London [Paperback]

A fascinating illustrated six-volume account, published 18414, of what was then the greatest city in the world.Charles Knight's six-volume work on London, published 18414, relies on the skills of eminent artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically or geographically, this is a fascinating account of what was then the greatest city in the world.Charles Knight's six-volume work on London, published 18414, relies on the skills of eminent artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically or geographically, this is a fascinating account of what was then the greatest city in the world.The publisher and writer Charles Knight (17911873) was apprenticed to his printer father, but later became a journalist and then proprietor of various periodicals and magazines, many of which were driven by his concern for the education of the poor. As an author, he published a variety of works, including The Old Printer and the Modern Press (also reissued in this series). He claimed that this six-volume work on the architecture and history of London, published between 1841 and 1844, was neither a history nor a survey of London, but looked 'at the Present through the Past, and at the Past through the Present'. It relies on the skills of eminent artists to bring both the present and the past of London to life, and is arranged thematically rather than chronologically or geographically. This is a fascinating account of what was then the greatest city in the world.126. Education in London, ancient; 127. Education in London, modern; 128. The Old Jewry; 129. Old trading companies; 130. Public statues; 131. The College of Arms; 132. Houses of the old nobility; 133. Buckingham and Old Westminster palaces; 134. Westminster Hall and the new Houses of Parliament; 135. The Lord Mayor's Show; 136. The British Museum; 137. Music; 138. The squares of London; 139. The l³/