London's Underground Spaces Representing the Victorian City, 1840-1915 |
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Author:
| Hwang, Haewon |
Series title: | Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7486-7607-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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This study explores how writers such as Charles Dickens, George Gissing, Bram Stoker and Mary Elizabeth Braddon negotiated the dirt and messiness of underground spaces and how, in spite of the transformation of London through underground sewers, underground railway and suburban cemeteries, these spaces are surprisingly absent from their works.
This study explores how writers such as Charles Dickens, George Gissing, Bram Stoker and Mary Elizabeth Braddon negotiated the dirt and messiness of underground spaces and how, in spite of the transformation of London through underground sewers, underground railway and suburban cemeteries, these spaces are surprisingly absent from their works.