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The Gentle Author assembles a choice selection of ''Cries of London'', telling the stories of the artists and celebrated traders, and revealing the unexpected social realities contained within these cheap colourful prints produced for the mass market. For centuries, these lively images of familiar hawkers and peddlers have been treasured by Londoners. In the capital, those who had no other means of income could always sell wares in the street and, by turning their presence into performance through song, they won the hearts of generations and came to embody the spirit of London itself.

The Gentle Authors Cries of London

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      Publisher: Spitalfields Life Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/11/2015
      ISBN13: 9780957656987, 978-0957656987
      ISBN10: 095765698X

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      Book Synopsis

      The Gentle Author assembles a choice selection of ''Cries of London'', telling the stories of the artists and celebrated traders, and revealing the unexpected social realities contained within these cheap colourful prints produced for the mass market. For centuries, these lively images of familiar hawkers and peddlers have been treasured by Londoners. In the capital, those who had no other means of income could always sell wares in the street and, by turning their presence into performance through song, they won the hearts of generations and came to embody the spirit of London itself.

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