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London Fog

- The Biography
Af: Christine L. Corton Engelsk Paperback

London Fog

- The Biography
Af: Christine L. Corton Engelsk Paperback
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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Telegraph Editor’s ChoiceAn Evening Standard “Best Books about London” SelectionIn popular imagination, London is a city of fog. The classic London fogs, the thick yellow “pea-soupers,” were born in the industrial age of the early nineteenth century. Christine L. Corton tells the story of these epic London fogs, their dangers and beauty, and their lasting effects on our culture and imagination. “Engrossing and magnificently researched…Corton’s book combines meticulous social history with a wealth of eccentric detail. Thus we learn that London’s ubiquitous plane trees were chosen for their shiny, fog-resistant foliage. And since Jack the Ripper actually went out to stalk his victims on fog-free nights, filmmakers had to fake the sort of dank, smoke-wreathed London scenes audiences craved. It’s discoveries like these that make reading London Fog such an unusual, enthralling and enlightening experience.”—Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review“Corton, clad in an overcoat, with a linklighter before her, takes us into the gloomier, long 19th century, where she revels in its Gothic grasp. Beautifully illustrated, London Fog delves fascinatingly into that swirling miasma.”—Philip Hoare, New Statesman
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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Telegraph Editor’s ChoiceAn Evening Standard “Best Books about London” SelectionIn popular imagination, London is a city of fog. The classic London fogs, the thick yellow “pea-soupers,” were born in the industrial age of the early nineteenth century. Christine L. Corton tells the story of these epic London fogs, their dangers and beauty, and their lasting effects on our culture and imagination. “Engrossing and magnificently researched…Corton’s book combines meticulous social history with a wealth of eccentric detail. Thus we learn that London’s ubiquitous plane trees were chosen for their shiny, fog-resistant foliage. And since Jack the Ripper actually went out to stalk his victims on fog-free nights, filmmakers had to fake the sort of dank, smoke-wreathed London scenes audiences craved. It’s discoveries like these that make reading London Fog such an unusual, enthralling and enlightening experience.”—Miranda Seymour, New York Times Book Review“Corton, clad in an overcoat, with a linklighter before her, takes us into the gloomier, long 19th century, where she revels in its Gothic grasp. Beautifully illustrated, London Fog delves fascinatingly into that swirling miasma.”—Philip Hoare, New Statesman
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 408
ISBN-13: 9780674979819
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0674979818
Kategori: Europæisk historie
Udg. Dato: 1 dec 2017
Længde: 33mm
Bredde: 228mm
Højde: 154mm
Forlag: Harvard University Press
Oplagsdato: 1 dec 2017
Forfatter(e): Christine L. Corton
Forfatter(e) Christine L. Corton

Kategori Europæisk historie

ISBN-13 9780674979819

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 408

Udgave

Længde 33mm

Bredde 228mm

Højde 154mm

Udg. Dato 1 dec 2017

Oplagsdato 1 dec 2017

Forlag Harvard University Press

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