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City Scenes; or, a peep into London

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City Scenes; or, a peep into London

by Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor

EN·~1 hours·85 chapters

Chapters

85 total

CITY SCENES. - 1. Countryman on a Stage Coach.

0:49

2. The Monument.

1:21

3. Pie Corner,

0:41

4. New London Bridge.

0:34

5. Billingsgate,

1:02

6. The Scavenger.

1:13

7. The Bellman.

2:36

8. A Wharf

0:37

9. The Coal-ship and Barge.

0:55

10. The Custom House.

0:58

Description

From the Library of Congress bibliographic record: "A revision of the text (first published 1806?) prepared by members of the Taylor family: probably Ann, Jane, and Isaac, Jun. Cf. Stewart."

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~1 hours (78K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2012-01-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38612

Subjects

London (England) -- Guidebooks -- Juvenile literature DA

About the authors

Ann Taylor

1782–1866

Best remembered for lively, moral verse for children, this English writer also earned respect as a sharp literary critic. Her work with her sister Jane helped shape some of the most enduring children’s poetry of the early 19th century.

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Jane Taylor

1783–1824

Best remembered for the words of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," this English poet and novelist helped shape early children's literature with writing that is warm, clear, and memorable. She often wrote alongside her sister Ann, and their books reached generations of young readers.

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