Little Britain PDF
Irving's short memoir of his time in central London is an excellent window into nineteenth century urban middle class Britain as well as a fascinating travelogue. Irving's superiority as a writer is evident. His descriptions paint a vivid picture of the area around St Paul's, and the Britons he describe seem a charming example of a bygone era. His description of what might be called nineteenth cen...

Washington Irving - Little Britain

Little Britain

Washington Irving

156
Google Play

Pubblicato da
StreetLib eBooks

Lingua
inglese
Formato
pdf
Caricato

Descrizione

Irving's short memoir of his time in central London is an excellent window into nineteenth century urban middle class Britain as well as a fascinating travelogue. Irving's superiority as a writer is evident. His descriptions paint a vivid picture of the area around St Paul's, and the Britons he describe seem a charming example of a bygone era. His description of what might be called nineteenth century gentrification, however, is by far the work's greatest strength.

Continuando a visitare il nostro sito, accettate l'utilizzo dei cookies, Termini del servizio e Privacy.