Soho: The Heart of Bohemian London

by Peter Speiser

From humble beginnings, Soho developed into a fashionable center for London's nobility in the 18th century. Yet this same area was to become a poverty-stricken and decaying Victorian hub of cheap lodging houses. This was the Soho of the devastating cholera outbreak of 1854. However, a new focus on business and manufacturing transformed Soho in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Alongside this, bars and restaurants flourished, encouraging artists and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712356576
• ISBN13: 9780712356572
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.4"