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RECITERS OF LONDON—HENRY MAYHEW, CHARLES LAUGHTON, AND VIVIAN LEIGH

IN HIS FASCINATING COMPENDIUM of London during the mid-1800s, Henry Mayhew described everything from costermongers’ comestibles to mudlarkers’ low-tide Thames treasures. Recalling classic Charles Laughton flicks got me researching another … Continue reading

April 10, 2023 · Leave a comment