Dickens' London

The volume surveys London sites, streets, markets, and institutions that figured in the life and writings of a celebrated novelist, combining historical and topographical description with literary context. It shows how neighborhoods, landmarks, and riverside quarters appeared in or inspired scenes and publications, records what has been lost or altered by urban development, and gathers anecdotes about reading, publishing, and contemporary manners. Arranged into themed chapters on biography, literary locales, vanishing London, the river, social customs, and topography, it mixes travel-guide detail with literary commentary.