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Author Ashton, Rosemary, 1947- author.

Title One hot summer : Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the great stink of 1858 / Rosemary Ashton.

Publisher New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.

ISBN 9780300227260
0300227264



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Description viii, 338 pages, 16 pages of plates : photographs, illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1858 in history -- May 1858 -- June 1858, part I -- June 1858, part II -- July 1858 -- July-August 1858 -- The aftermath of the hot summer -- Epilogue.
Summary A unique, in-depth view of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured The Great Stinky together.
Subject Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Influence.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence.
Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881 -- Influence.
Subject(S) Eighteen fifty-eight, A.D.
Civilization.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Social history.
London (England) -- Civilization -- 19th century.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century.
London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Thames River (England) -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century.
History.
ISBN 9780300227260
0300227264