Charles William Heckethorn rummages through London’s past for anecdote: gambling clubs and high play, witty and beautiful women, the old coffee-houses, Members of Parliament and judges and their sayings, famous actors and actresses, queer clubs, curious stories of the Stock Exchange, wits and beaux, and the city as foreigners saw it.
A browsable Victorian miscellany for lovers of London history and gossip. Download the free EPUB.