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Book SynopsisA day by day chronicle of life in London during the year in which America declared independence, based on a wide range of diaries, letters and newspaper reports. Featuring duels, elopements, and extravagant head-dresses, with a detailed Tour and over 370 contemporary illustrations. The result is a revealing portrait of London in a momentous year.
Trade Review`An excellent book ... I found it exhilarating to be thrust into the dangers of Dr Johnson’s city. ... High and low, scandal and political philosophy, mix on every page ... It’s a world tremendously enjoyable to be immersed in.’ 5 stars. (Christopher Howse in the Sunday Telegraph, 31 March 2019); 'What was it like living in London and going about one's business as the American War of Independence raged across the Atlantic? This diverting and exquisitely produced chronicle shows us exactly how it was, capturing daily life through diaries, letters, newspaper reports and 370 contemporary illustrations. Among the events it describes are riots at Drury Lane Theatre, the fashion for elaborate head-dresses as it reached new heights, and cricket played on skates on the frozen Thames. Boutique publishing at its finest, it's also a salutary reminder of how daily life continues in the face of most turbulences.' (Caroline Sanderson in the Bookseller, 7 December 2018)
