Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London from the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General) - Softcover

Malcolm, James Peller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110808155X ISBN 13: 9781108081559

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Born in Philadelphia, James Peller Malcolm (1767–1815) travelled to London in 1787, remaining there until his death. Initially hoping for a career as a landscape painter, he became well known for his engravings, which appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine from 1792, and for his books on history that made extensive use of original local records. First published in 1808, Anecdotes gives a typically personal and often light-hearted account of the history and customs of Malcolm's adopted city. Illustrated with his engravings, the work ranges from considering the diet and dress of the ancient Britons to suggesting that the Great Fire of London was state-sanctioned to rid the city of plague. This is the 1811 second edition of a valuable and often entertaining insight into English social history. Volume 2 covers religion and superstitions, and commenting on fashions the author believes that by 1463 'the gentlemen had surpassed the softer sex in the oddities of their habits'.

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Book Description:

Published in 1811, this three-volume second edition gives a typically personal and often light-hearted account of the history and customs of Malcolm's adopted city. He ponders on the diet and dress of the ancient Britons and suggests that the Great Fire of London was state-sanctioned to rid the city of plague.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 110808155X
• ISBN 13: 9781108081559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368