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Winter in London

Ivor John Carnegie Brown

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Description:Ivor Brown becomes a gentle and perceptive guide to the quiet magic of London in this record of how one person makes the best of winter months by his excursions into the pleasures of a ridh and fascinating city. It is not a guidebook, per se, nor is it a series of unconnected essys. It is a thoughtful ad distinguished account of Ivor Brown's walks through the city as he absorbes, with all senses alert, the inumerable delights and curiosities too often overlooked by those caught up in the wild scramble of modern living.London is a city made sturdy by a very vital tradition through which the past lives on with the present. The alleys, streets, and wonderful old buildings yeild a wealth of past associations for those who only stop to look. And under Mr. Brown's giudance they all become memorials. He tours the monuments familiar to most tourists and endows them with new and exciting significance. Keat's house (how very close by is Fanny Brawne's!); Karl Marx's simple grave at Highgate (it is amazing how much it reveals about the man and his thinking); St. Paul's Cathedral; Westminster Abbey. London's nooks and corners are the same as when Thackery and Blake wrote about them; and Marshalsea Prison is so close still to Dicken's time that it seems quite possible that David Copperfield will suddenly appear around the next corner.Mr. Brown does not concern himself only with these delightful ghosts of the past, however. There are the present-day activities to explore--the billard games; a revival of pantomime; the now nearly deserted beaches; and Madame Tussaud's famed chamer of horrors.Full enjoyment of Winter in London by no means requires a previous knowledge of that city. For anyone who loves England, for anyone who has read Shakespeare, Housman, Trollope, or Dickens, this book will prove fascinating. Mr. Brown has revived the lost art of the familiar essay. He has crammed thee pages with literary sidelights and insights, topical anecdotes and odd lore. But most of all, he has shown that the richness of civilization is easyily available, not only in London, but everywhere. Its requirements are simply enthusiasm, eyesight, and bus fare.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Winter in London. To get started finding Winter in London, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 320

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Release: 1952

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Description: Ivor Brown becomes a gentle and perceptive guide to the quiet magic of London in this record of how one person makes the best of winter months by his excursions into the pleasures of a ridh and fascinating city. It is not a guidebook, per se, nor is it a series of unconnected essys. It is a thoughtful ad distinguished account of Ivor Brown's walks through the city as he absorbes, with all senses alert, the inumerable delights and curiosities too often overlooked by those caught up in the wild scramble of modern living.London is a city made sturdy by a very vital tradition through which the past lives on with the present. The alleys, streets, and wonderful old buildings yeild a wealth of past associations for those who only stop to look. And under Mr. Brown's giudance they all become memorials. He tours the monuments familiar to most tourists and endows them with new and exciting significance. Keat's house (how very close by is Fanny Brawne's!); Karl Marx's simple grave at Highgate (it is amazing how much it reveals about the man and his thinking); St. Paul's Cathedral; Westminster Abbey. London's nooks and corners are the same as when Thackery and Blake wrote about them; and Marshalsea Prison is so close still to Dicken's time that it seems quite possible that David Copperfield will suddenly appear around the next corner.Mr. Brown does not concern himself only with these delightful ghosts of the past, however. There are the present-day activities to explore--the billard games; a revival of pantomime; the now nearly deserted beaches; and Madame Tussaud's famed chamer of horrors.Full enjoyment of Winter in London by no means requires a previous knowledge of that city. For anyone who loves England, for anyone who has read Shakespeare, Housman, Trollope, or Dickens, this book will prove fascinating. Mr. Brown has revived the lost art of the familiar essay. He has crammed thee pages with literary sidelights and insights, topical anecdotes and odd lore. But most of all, he has shown that the richness of civilization is easyily available, not only in London, but everywhere. Its requirements are simply enthusiasm, eyesight, and bus fare.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Winter in London. To get started finding Winter in London, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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