Bounded by the river Lea on one end and by the walls of the City on the other, the East End of London has, through the years, seen a wide variety of people and ways of life pass by. Through bountiful photos, drawings, maps, and engravings, and an authoritative text that weaves a rich historical tapestry, find yourself transported to the riversides and docks where pirates met their fates and Captain Cook married a barmaid; to the monasteries and slums east of the tower; and to Shoreditch where audiences cheered the first performance of "Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet." Over five centuries' worth of anecdotes, folk tales, diary excerpts, court cases, newspapers, and letters capture this colorful, ever-changing neighborhood.
- ISBN10 1841881015
- ISBN13 9781841881010
- Publish Date 1 April 2000 (first published 28 November 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 May 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 130
- Language English