London's East End

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The East End of London, bounded by the river Lea in the East and by the walls of the city in the west, has, throughout its long history, seen a variety of people and many ways of life. Jane Cox's authoratative text recreates life in the East End over the last five ceturies with anecdotes, folk tales, excerpts from contemporary diaries, court cases, newspapers and letters as well as over 100 photographs, paintings and maps.