Hilda Kean - London Stories
| Schrijver: | Hilda Kean |
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| Titel: | London Stories |
| ISBN: | 9781854891488 |
| Uitgever: | Rivers Oram |
| Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 2004, Paperback, 229p |
| Prijs: | € 12,50 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 3,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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The melodramatic and romantic clichés that pervade popular conceptions of working-class Londoners in the 19th and 20th century are debunked in this innovative exposé of proletariat London. The individual stories of muted historical figures, including an illiterate silk weaver, a grandmother in an asylum, a deserted family, an abused daughter, and a dead child, are brought to light through interpretations of the scraps they left behind—gravestone inscriptions, photographs and certificates, the grimy contents of hidden cubbyholes, and even childhood recollections that have been passed down through the generations. The unusual contents of these stories intertwine to evoke a haunting and original picture of working-class London that adds a much-needed, though bleak facet to the city's social history.
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