London in the eighteenth century / by Sir Walter Besant.

  • Besant, Walter, 1836-1901.
Date:
1902
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: London in the eighteenth century / by Sir Walter Besant. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHURCH AND CHAPEL CHAP. PAGE 1. The Church and the City ...... 147 2. Church Discipline . . . . . . . . 161 3. Dissenters . . . . . . . . . 168 4. Superstitions . . . . . . . . 181 5. Libraries . . . . . . . . . 192 GOVERNMENT AND TRADE OE THE CITY 1. The Temporal Government . . . . . . 199 2. Changes in the Political Power of the City . . . . 210 3. Trade . . . . . . . . . 213 4. Trades Unions ........ 223 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 1. Introductory 2. The Daily Life 3. The Craftsman 4. Dress 5. Weddings 6. Funerals 7. Servants 8. Coarseness . 9. The Position of Women 10. Food and Drink 11. Cost of Living 12. Coffee-houses and Clubs^ . 13. Sundry Notes 14. The Riverside 15. Duelling 16. Twice round the Clock 17. Medicine 18. Bethlehem Royal Hospital 19. The Duration of Life 20. Indigence 21. Trades and Offices 229 236 246 250 263 270 273 276 278 289 3°3 3°S 337 352 358 360 36 4 374 380 383 391 1. Society SOCIETY AND AMUSEMENTS * 399 2. The Parks . . 407 3. Masquerades 410 4. The Wells, Spas, and Pleasure-gardens 412