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" Travels in Town : "
James Grant.
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BL
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680598
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b502787
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| Main Entry
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Grant, James
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Travels in Town : : By the Author of Random Recollections of the Lords and Commons, etc.\ James Grant.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press.
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Place of publication not identified :: publisher not identified,, 1839.
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| Series Statement
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Cambridge library collection. History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries.
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1 online resource (336 pages) :: digital, PDF file(s)
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9780511707261 (ebook)
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| Notes
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
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| Abstract
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Born in 1802 in Elgin, James Grant first established himself as a reporter and then as a leading newspaper editor in Victorian London, heading the Morning Chronicle for two decades before moving on to the Christian Standard. His 1839 Travels in Town was designed as a companion piece to his earlier reflections on London, The Great Metropolis (1838) and Sketches in London (1838). This two-volume work reflects Grant's enthusiasm for 'this modern Babylon' and his lively interest in the intricacies of everyday life there. Interweaving general descriptions with specific local information, Volume 2 describes the post office and bookselling in Paternoster Row before turning its attention to the city's various religious denominations. Grant, an ardent Calvinist, concludes with reflections on London's moral state.
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