- Title: 1700 Scenes from London Life
- Author: Maureen Waller
- Year Published: 2000 (Four Walls Eight Windows)
- Year Purchased: 2002/2003
- Source: History Book Club
- About: This is a biography/history of a very specific time and place. What was it like to live in London at the start of the eighteenth century? If you had walked its streets and slept in one of its tall, cramped terraced houses, what could you expect from life? What did you eat and drink? What did you do with your scant leisure time? What did you wear and how did you worship? Waller addresses as many of these questions as possible, bringing us several paces closer to knowing what life was like as a Londoner three centuries ago.
- Motivation: History. London. Rinse and repeat; you’ve all read this explanation before.
- Times Read: 1
- Random Excerpt/Page 57: “For babies of poorer parents left behind in the disease-ridden capital with its smoke-choked skies and contaminated water, life was just as perilous. Many died from neglect, the unsanitary conditions, and from being smothered in bed by their mothers-whether by accident or intent it was never easy to determine.”
- Happiness Scale: 8 1/2
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I have a 9 hour car road trip this Thursday; Atlanta to Washington, D.C. I would be interested to hear your recommendations for excellent reads for a long car ride. Name five, and I’ll pick one and let you know what I think!
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I’d love to make some recommendations! I’ll think about it tonight and post them for you tomorrow. How fun!
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Great!
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