Twice round the clock; or, The hours of the day and night in LondonSala, George Augustus
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Twice round the clock; or, The hours of the day and night in London
Sala, George Augustus
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
FIVE P.M.—THE PRISONERS’ VAN 216
SIX P.M.—A CHARITY DINNER 229
SIX P.M.—THE NEWSPAPER WINDOW AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE 233
SEVEN P.M.—A THEATRICAL GREEN-ROOM 244
SEVEN P.M.—BEHIND THE SCENES 249
EIGHT P.M.—THE OPERA 257
EIGHT P.M.—INTERIOR OF A PAWNBROKER’S SHOP 265
NINE P.M.—HOUSE OF CALL FOR THE VICTORIA AUDIENCE 276
NINE P.M.—A DANCING ACADEMY 281
TEN P.M.—A DISCUSSION AT THE “BELVIDERE” 288
TEN P.M.—AN ORATORIO AT EXETER HALL 296
ELEVEN P.M.—A SCIENTIFIC CONVERSAZIONE 312
ELEVEN P.M.—AN EVENING PARTY 316
MIDNIGHT—SUPPER-ROOMS IN THE HAYMARKET 325
MIDNIGHT—THE SUB-EDITOR’S ROOM 329
ONE A.M.—EVANS’S SUPPER-ROOMS 341
ONE A.M.—A FIRE 349
TWO A.M.—A LATE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 368
TWO A.M.—THE TURNSTILE OF WATERLOO BRIDGE 372
THREE A.M.—A BAL MASQUE 381
THREE A.M.—THE NIGHT CHARGES AT BOW STREET 392
TWICE ROUND THE CLOCK; OR, THE HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT IN LONDON.
FOUR O’CLOCK A.M.—BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
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