Maureen Waller
Forfatter af 1700: Scenes from London Life
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Maureen Waller was educated at University College London, where she studied medieval and modern history. She received a master's degree at Queen Mary College, London, in British and European history 1660-1714. After a brief stint at the National Portrait Gallery, she went on to work as an editor at vis mere several prestigious London publishing houses. She currently lives in London with her husband, who is a journalist and author. vis mindre
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- Waller, Maureen
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- female
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- University College London (BA ∙ Medieval and Modern History)
University of London (Queen Mary College|MA|British and European History) - Erhverv
- editor
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- Maureen Waller was educated at University College London, where she read Medieval and Modern History. She took a master's degree at Queen Mary College, London in British and European History 1660-1714. After a brief spell at the National Portrait Gallery, she went into publishing. She has worked at many prestigious publishing houses and is currently editor-in-chief for fiction at Book Club Associates.
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1700 : Scenes from London Life af Maureen Waller
This is a book that does what it says on the tin. When you've finished it, you'll have a pretty clear idea about the sights, smells and activities of this overcrowded city and centre of commerce as it enters the eighteenth century. You'll read about rich and poor, immigrant Huguenots, prostitutes, life in the taverns and coffee houses. You'll find out what each stage of life is like, from newborn to elderly, for the well, the ill and diseased, the working person and the wealthy resident. It's full of incident and telling detail. A good, lively and informative read.… (mere)
A popular history book. I enjoyed reading about the qveens. And learned for the first time to distinguish Mary I from Mary Queen of Scots! No wonder that period had always seemed confused to me.
This book is so dense with (fascinating) detail I couldn't read it from cover to cover. A couple of chapters here and there between novels meant I was able to absorb so much information and marvel at the authors mind-boggling research.
And it's great fun to boot. What an odd expression, I wonder where it came from? Maureen would know!
And it's great fun to boot. What an odd expression, I wonder where it came from? Maureen would know!
An excellent portrait of life in London as the end of the war approached. Told primarily from a female perspective (hardly surprising given that the author is a woman, and many of the men were away from the city), it superbly captures the both the trials and the spirit in London.
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