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The Old Court Suburb; Or, Memorials Of Kensington, Regal, Critical, And Anecdotical (Volume I)

The Old Court Suburb; Or, Memorials Of Kensington, Regal, Critical, And Anecdotical (Volume I)

Hunt, Leigh

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Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9354506356
ISBN13: 9789354506352
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 354
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Behind the polite facades of Kensington lies a courtly, combative, brilliant past. Leigh Hunt opens its doors with a reporter's eye and a poet's ear. Kensington remembers everything, quietly still. The Old Court Suburb (Volume I) gathers historical essays and sketches that move between Kensington Palace history, royal court anecdotes, and the lived texture of the Kensington London suburb in nineteenth-century London. Hunt writes as a sharp, companionable guide: part classic nonfiction anthology, part London walk, part salon conversation, tracing how power, taste, scandal, and everyday streetscapes shaped a corner of the capital. Read it for atmosphere and story, or keep it close as a British history reference guide for London local history research, rich in names, places, and telling detail. Hunt stands at the heart of London literary circles, and this volume sits in the same energetic tradition that readers prize in Charles Lamb essays and William Hazlitt essays: personal, observant, historically alert. Its blend of memoir-like observation and civic memory makes it a rewarding complete text edition for casual browsers of local history and for classic literature collectors building a shelf of enduring, well-sourced witness to London life. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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