Victorian and Edwardian Cabs (Shire Library): No. 346 - Softcover

May, Trevor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747804303 ISBN 13: 9780747804307

Publisher: Shire Publications, 1999

Synopsis

The Hansom cab is one of the most striking images of the Victorian city, but it was not the only type of cab in use during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Much of the work was done by the 'growler', a four-wheeled cab that rattled through the streets, laden with luggage and with families eager to catch a train. Trevor May travels through the streets of Victorian and Edwardian England to trace the origins of the horse cab and the improvements in its design throughout the period, and to celebrate the cab drivers themselves, who had a reputation for quick-wittedness and repartee equal to that enjoyed by today's taxi-driver.

About this title

Product Description:

Tracing the history of the horse cabs, also tells you places to visit

Review:

"Trevor May is an expert on the Victorian era, and he has managed to squeeze more information about horse-drawn cabs in this short book...than I have read before. The images are simply splendid." - Vic Sanborn, "Jane Austen's World "(November 2009) Trevor May is an expert on the Victorian era, and he has managed to squeeze more information about horse-drawn cabs in this short book...than I have read before. The images are simply splendid. "Vic Sanborn, Jane Austen's World (November 2009)"" "Trevor May is an expert on the Victorian era, and he has managed to squeeze more information about horse-drawn cabs in this short book...than I have read before. The images are simply splendid." --Vic Sanborn, Jane Austen's World (November 2009)

About this edition

• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0747804303
• ISBN 13: 9780747804307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32