London in the Reign of Victoria: 1837-1897 (Classic Reprint) / G. Laurence Gomme
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Occupied as I have been in London matters all my life, I confess I did not think that the writing of this book would have been so difficult as I have found it to be. The material is so enormous and so scattered, so interesting and so varied, so surprisingly fascinating as one realizes that it relates to a single community, and that community having for its living place the capital of the British Empire, that it is enough to render diffident any student who is endowed with a sense of proportion.
As it is, I have not produced the book I had intended, when first I undertook the task, at the request of my friend Mr. Holland Rose. But if it is another book, I still hope it will be found a useful one. That it will be considered adequate I dare not even hope. I might have done so much in other directions and have left undone so much that I have accomplished, will be everyone's opinion. Still, after a deal of consideration, I resolved to represent the London of Queen Victoria's reign as a London struggling to become worthy of her place. That is all she really is. Bad as things were in 1837 - and I think I have shown this sufficiently - bright and delightful as much of London life is, beautiful as London is, there is nothing yet which can be said to be in any way complete. Every country glories in its capital city, helps to make it beautiful, attractive, and prosperous. In Britain only has the capital to struggle on without help, almost, it might be said, with opposition.
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Occupied as I have been in London matters all my life, I confess I did not think that the writing of this book would have been so difficult as I have found it to be. The material is so enormous and so scattered, so interesting and so varied, so surprisingly fascinating as one realizes that it relates to a single community, and that community having for its living place the capital of the British Empire, that it is enough to render diffident any student who is endowed with a sense of proportion.
As it is, I have not produced the book I had intended, when first I undertook the task, at the request of my friend Mr. Holland Rose. But if it is another book, I still hope it will be found a useful one. That it will be considered adequate I dare not even hope. I might have done so much in other directions and have left undone so much that I have accomplished, will be everyone's opinion. Still, after a deal of consideration, I resolved to represent the London of Queen Victoria's reign as a London struggling to become worthy of her place. That is all she really is. Bad as things were in 1837 - and I think I have shown this sufficiently - bright and delightful as much of London life is, beautiful as London is, there is nothing yet which can be said to be in any way complete. Every country glories in its capital city, helps to make it beautiful, attractive, and prosperous. In Britain only has the capital to struggle on without help, almost, it might be said, with opposition.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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