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Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing
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Packed with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped our principal c
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Authors: Judith R. Walkowitz
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-14 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blend
The Rings of Saturn
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The City Symphony Phenomenon
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