{"product_id":"dr-johnsons-london-life-of-london","title":"Dr Johnson's London (Life of London)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1842127292\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"gjvfsf-gfxhjf-jcnr05-d764m7\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A Baedeker of the past, absorbing and revealing in equal measure' Peter Ackroyd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Brings the age's tortuous splendours and profound murkiness vividly to life'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dr Johnson published his great \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDictionary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 1755, London was the biggest city in Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe opulence of the rich and the comfort of the 'middling' sort contrasted sharply with the back-breaking labour and pitiful wages of the poor. Executions were rated one of the best amusements, but there was bullock-hunting and cock-fighting too. Crime, from pickpockets to highwaymen, was rife, prisons were poisonous and law-enforcement rudimentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDr Johnson's London\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of the everyday life of our ancestors: the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework, laundry and shopping; clothes and cosmetics; medicine, sex, hobbies, education and etiquette. The book spans the years 1740 to 1770, starting when the gin craze was gaining ground and ending when the east coast of America was still British. While brilliantly recording the strangeness and individuality of the past, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDr Johnson's London\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtinually reminds us of parallels with the present day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1842127292\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"dy85xj-f9qxam-9nj7wy-su1719\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1842127292\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"rdbyg6-zho5jp-1dpvp7-xw4phy\" data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"tellAmazon\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1842127292\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"8n02b0-50elk6-6v86vl-laicmk\" data-cel-widget=\"tellAmazon_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget c-f\" data-csa-op-log-render=\"\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"DsUnknown\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"DsUnknown-2\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-painter=\"tell-amazon-desktop-cards\" data-csa-c-id=\"cd2sxv-slk6m5-8za2je-oklefx\" data-cel-widget=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"CardInstance9i_HAyce8dahD8r1jh-AWA\" data-card-metrics-id=\"tell-amazon-desktop_DetailPage_1\" data-acp-tracking=\"{}\" data-mix-claimed=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W\u0026N","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234623836493,"sku":"9781842127292","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/9781842127292.jpg?v=1783480026","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/dr-johnsons-london-life-of-london","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}