Londoners At Home

Author : Milan Svanderlik
Publisher : epubli
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9783750260238

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Londoners at Home: by Milan Svanderlik Pdf

A number of lives captured at a particular time creates a record that enables us to see just how the circumstances of Londoners are changing and evolving, though perhaps for the luckiest or unluckiest few, nothing ever seems to change very much. In addition to addressing the question, 'WHERE do we live?', perhaps the most obvious dimension of Londoners at Home, the project goes on to consider, through 64 topics, 'WHO do we live with?', 'WHAT do we do?', 'WHENCE did we come?', and 'HOW are we different?' and a wide variety of sitters has contributed to the substantial commentary that now offers extensive and illuminating answers to these existential questions. However, Londoners at Home always aimed to comprise wholly non-judgmental observations of some of the denizens of our vast, capital city and the accumulated images and stories have, as was originally hoped, built into a fascinating tableau of the way we Londoners live now, in the second decade of the 21st century. The Photographer, Milan Svanderlik, is a veteran observer of the extraordinary diversity and beauty of nature, people and life in general. Londoners at Home: The Way We Live Now is the final part of a major project, The London Trilogy. Part I, 100 Faces of London, was exhibited in central London in 2012, with Part II, Outsiders in London, following in 2015. Gerald Stuart Burnett was born to émigré Scottish parents in a small Cheshire market town. Graduating from the University of Stirling, he went on to the University of Nottingham before pursuing a long career in the Education Service. Gerald's project role has been primarily as editor, painstakingly reworking the text of each 'story' into its current form.

Author : Magda Segal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : London (England)
ISBN : UCSC:32106014314402

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London at Home by Magda Segal Pdf

Author : Sam Selvon
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241189467

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The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon Pdf

Both devastating and funny, The Lonely Londoners is an unforgettable account of immigrant experience - and one of the great twentieth-century London novels At Waterloo Station, hopeful new arrivals from the West Indies step off the boat train, ready to start afresh in 1950s London. There, homesick Moses Aloetta, who has already lived in the city for years, meets Henry 'Sir Galahad' Oliver and shows him the ropes. In this strange, cold and foggy city where the natives can be less than friendly at the sight of a black face, has Galahad met his Waterloo? But the irrepressible newcomer cannot be cast down. He and all the other lonely new Londoners - from shiftless Cap to Tolroy, whose family has descended on him from Jamaica - must try to create a new life for themselves. As pessimistic 'old veteran' Moses watches their attempts, they gradually learn to survive and come to love the heady excitements of London. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Susheila Nasta. 'His Lonely Londoners has acquired a classics status since it appeared in 1956 as the definitive novel about London's West Indians' Financial Times 'The unforgettable picaresque ... a vernacular comedy of pathos' Guardian

Author : William Spencer Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : London (England)
ISBN : NYPL:33433075892848

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The Suburban Homes of London by William Spencer Clark Pdf

Author : Photovoice
Publisher : Trolley Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 1904563872

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New Londoners by Photovoice Pdf

A collection of images and writing by young refugees, who have been mentored by established and emerging London-based professional photographers.

Author : Stuart Hallifax
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750960571

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Great War Britain London: Remembering 1914-18 by Stuart Hallifax Pdf

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: London offers an in-depth portrait of the capital and its people during the 'war to end all wars'. It describes the reaction to the war's outbreak; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; shares many first-hand experiences, including tales of the Zeppelin raids and anti-German riots of the era; examines the work of local hospitals; and explores how the capital and its people coped with the transition to life in peacetime. Vividly illustrated with evocative images from the newspapers of the day, it commemorates the extraordinary bravery and sacrifice of London's residents between 1914 and 1918.

Author : Sam Selvon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350496583

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The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon Pdf

London will do for you for now... And I will do for London. London, 1956. Newly arrived from Trinidad, Henry 'Sir Galahad' Oliver is impatient to start his new life. Carrying just pyjamas and a toothbrush, he bursts through Moses Aloetta's door only to find Moses and his friends already deflated by city life. Will the London fog dampen Galahad's dreams? Or will these Lonely Londoners make a home in a city that sees them as a threat? In the first stage adaptation of Sam Selvon's iconic novel about the Windrush Generation, Roy Williams sweeps us back in time to shine a new light on London, friendship, and what we call home. This edition of The Lonely Londoners is published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Jermyn Street Theatre in February 2024.

Author : Michael Baker,Hilary Bates Neary
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1550288822

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100 Fascinating Londoners by Michael Baker,Hilary Bates Neary Pdf

These brief biographies reflect a century and a half of London's history and reflect key events and fascinating adventures drawn from the lives of people from all walks of life who made a lasting impression on their hometown.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : London (England)
ISBN : UCSD:31822004154894

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Londoners by Anonim Pdf

Author : Annette Hope
Publisher : Random House
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-18
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781780573854

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Londoners' Larder by Annette Hope Pdf

In a vivid panorama, Londoner's Larder presents the food of a great city. Annette Hope has used biography, literature and social history to explore the city of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Pepys, Johnson, Dickens, Wilde and Virginia Woolf, and to show in lively detail what these writers and their contemporaries might have eaten, where the food came from and how it was cooked. She looks at problems of supply, distribution, nutrition, cooking, and health and hygiene as the city expanded and changed character, and chronicles the effects of social, economic, and ethnic shifts since the end of the Second World War. At the end of each chapter are recipes from the period, written in modern, usable form. From the takeaway pasties baked by the Cook in The Canterbury Pilgrims to dinner at the Café Royal, from John Evelyn's recipes for salads to Mrs Beeton, from the introduction of coffee to the appearance of ration books, this book charts the gastronomic life of London in scholarly and entertaining detail. A discussion of the city as it is at the beginning of the twenty-first century rounds off the picture - a time when Middle Eastern and Oriental food is commonplace, and much of the cuisine available in European restaurants is inspired by that on offer in popular holiday resorts and purely 'British' food is difficult to find. If London beguiles you, literature seduces you, and recipes fascinate you, this pioneering book will intrigue and delight you.

Author : David Martin
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473834682

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Londoners on the Western Front by David Martin Pdf

In spite of all the books written on the First World War, some remarkable stories still remain untold, and that of the 58th London Division is one of the most neglected. A territorial formation, lacking the glamour of the old army or the Kitchener Volunteers, the 58th never received an official history and apart from the odd mention and a poignant memorial on the Somme battlefield depicting a rider cradling a dying horse, it has faded from memory. Yet the Division saw hard service and won through at Passchendaele where it won fame for capturing the Wurst Farm ridge many of its soldiers were decorated for this action, and the ridge afterwards renamed London Ridge in its honour. This book will tell the fascinating story of the 58th Division's war, and through this cast new light on the wider story of how the BEF struggled through the hard years and developed into such a formidable force. Passchendaele is remembered for mud and waste, but the 58th Division's experience shows the immense scale of the preparations supporting the offensive and show both how these worked and when they fell short. A history of the 58th Division is long overdue. It is also a way of bringing a good deal of new research on the war to the general reader.As featured in the Shropshire Star and Epping Forest Guardian.

Author : Paul J. Christopher
Publisher : Encouragement Press, LLC
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 9781933766010

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Greatest Cities in the World You Should Visit by Paul J. Christopher Pdf

Imagine holding the whole world in your hands-or at least the greatest cities of the world! That is exactly what this book is about: The excitement and allure of the exotic, beautiful, legendary and famous cities of the world. Fascinated by history, geography, travel and culture? Each chapter contains little-know facts and figures, unique to the city,its people, its economy and its culture. Learn everything from the basics (population and square miles to the most famous sites and arts). Cities are listed alphabetically making them easy to find. Find out which city was chosen by the experts as the most popular and important travel destination in the world. How helpful will a little book like this be when planning that trip of a lifetime? With just a quick read you can easily narrow down your travel choices to those most attractive to you. Which Cities are your favorites?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924069725046

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The Speaker by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kathryn Warner
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526776402

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London, A Fourteenth-Century City and its People by Kathryn Warner Pdf

For the medieval period that was witness to a legion of political and natural disasters, the rise and fall of empires across the globe and one of the most devastating and greatest pandemics human kind has ever experienced, the fourteenth century was transformative. Peering through the looking-glass to focus on one of Europe’s largest medieval cities, and centre of an international melting pot on the global stage, this is a social history of England's (in)famous capital and its multi-cultural residents in the first half of the fourteenth century. Using a rich variety of important sources that provide first-hand accounts of everyday life and personal interactions between loved ones, friends, foreigners and foes alike, such as the Assize of Nuisance, Coroners’ Rolls, wills, household accounts, inquisitions post mortem and many more, this chronicle begins at the start of the fourteenth century and works its way up to the first mass outbreak of the Black Death at the end of the 1340s. It is a narrative that builds a vivid, multi-layered picture of London’s inhabitants who lived in one of the most turbulent and exciting periods in European history.

Author : John Clement Ball
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802044964

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Imagining London by John Clement Ball Pdf

Imagining London examines representations of the English metropolis in Canadian, West Indian, South Asian, and second-generation 'black British' novels written in the last half of the twentieth century.