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Readers everywhere are clamoring for books like Downton Abbey, the hit PBS Masterpiece Theater series that's taken America by storm. Those readers have become enthusiastic about The Danforths of Lancashire by award-winning author Murray Pura. In this stunning conclusion to the saga, we find Lord Preston and his family are gathered in London in the late 1930s for what turns out to be a homecoming. The family is finally all together again, gathering in a way they haven't been able to do for years. But looming ahead is the summer and fall of 1940 when both the Battle of Britain and the Blitz will occur. Though the family is blissfully unaware of this soon-to-be reality, Lord Preston, privy to top secret info in his position in the government, has grave concerns; the gravest he's ever had, that England will be invaded. The Danforth family patriarch does his best to hide his fears with a cheerful exterior, but is he successful?
This is for anyone wishing to explore London during the first half of Victoria's reign. Wander the streets, markets and fine buildings being told who lived where, the number of patients in the hospitals and more. Visit prisons, exhibitions and clubs and learn how daily life then differed from now.
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The World of London is a fascinating portrait of Victorian London, written by journalist John Fisher Murray. The book provides a detailed look at life in the city during the mid-19th century, covering topics such as crime, poverty, politics, and culture. The book is full of vivid descriptions and anecdotes, and provides a unique window into a world that has long since disappeared. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Murray's Handbook for Modern London: Modern London, or London as It Is The E. Line of the City of Westminster coincides with the W. Line of the City Of London. It is bounded to the N. By Oxford-street, from its Tottenham-court end to its suburban extent at Kensington Gardens; it then courses in a very singular manner through the centre of the Serpentine in Hyde Park, and reaches the Thames at Chelsea. Hospital. The City Of Westminster possesses no municipality, and though far more populous than the City, containing not much under inhabitants, sends only two members to Parliament. The five boroughs send two members each to the House of Commons. The most important, Marylebone, Fin...