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100 1 _aWroth, Warwick William,
_d1858-1911
245 1 4 _aThe London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
246 1 _aThe London pleasure gardens of the 18th century
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-08-28
508 _adeaurider, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century" by Warwick Wroth, assisted by Arthur Edgar Wroth, is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the rich and diverse history of London's pleasure gardens during the 1700s, illustrating both their social significance and cultural evolution throughout that century. The opening of this study presents an engaging preface that establishes the intent behind the compilation—a history of London’s pleasure gardens that not only collects scattered information but also enriches it with new material gathered from various cultural sources, including newspapers and prints. The preface highlights the transformation of these gardens from humble beginnings as places for simple social gatherings to grand establishments featuring elaborate music and entertainment. Wroth sets the stage by describing the early experiences of visitors, detailing settings such as Vauxhall Gardens, and foreshadowing later developments, from the types of entertainment offered to the diverse social classes that frequented these venues. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Macmillan and Co, 1896
653 _aLondon (England) -- History -- 18th century
653 _aParks -- England -- London -- History
700 1 _aWroth, Arthur Edgar
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/londonpleasurega00wrot
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71511
999 _c112237
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