A Sultry Month: Scenes of London Literary Life in 1846

by Alethea Hayter

Book Overview

Wine and dine with Victorian London's literati in a heatwave in one of the first ever group biographies, introduced by Francesca Wade (author of Square Haunting).

Though she loved the heat she could do nothing but lie on the sofa and drink lemonade and read Monte Cristo ...

June 1846. As London swelters - sunstroke strikes, meat rots, ice is coveted - a glamorous coterie of writers and artists indulge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571372295
• ISBN13: 9780571372294
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.4"