East London

12 books

The People of the Abyss: East London in 1902 cover
The People of the Abyss: East London in 1902 Jack London Peking University Press · 2017 In the summer of 1902, Jack London was originally assigned to go to South Africa as a war correspondent. After the assignment was canceled, he put on …
Call the Midwife: A True Story of Life, Joy, and Hard Times cover
Rating 4.3
Call the Midwife: A True Story of Life, Joy, and Hard Times Jennifer Worth Modern Press · 2016 This is the memoir of Jennifer Worth, a British nurse and midwife, and the first book in the Midwife Trilogy. Originally published in English in 2002 …
In Darkest England and the Way Out cover
In Darkest England and the Way Out William Booth · 1890 In Darkest England and the Way Out is a celebrated social survey and reform program published in 1890 by William Booth (1829–1912), founder of the Sal…
The Song Book of Quong Lee of Limehouse cover
The Song Book of Quong Lee of Limehouse Thomas Burke · 1920 The Song Book of Quong Lee of Limehouse is a small collection in verse and prose poetry by the English writer Thomas Burke (1886–1945), first publishe…
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories cover
Rating 2.8
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories Various Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto cover
Rating 3.8
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Hole in the Wall cover
Rating 3.8
The Hole in the Wall Morrison, Arthur, 1863-1945 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Dreamers of the Ghetto cover
Rating 3.8
Dreamers of the Ghetto Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Ghetto Comedies cover
Rating 3.8
Ghetto Comedies Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Song Book of Quong Lee of Limehouse cover
Rating 3.2
The Song Book of Quong Lee of Limehouse Thomas Burke Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Liza of Lambeth cover
Rating 3.8
Liza of Lambeth W. Somerset Maugham Yilin Press · 2016 Lisa, a girl from a London slum, is delicate of feature, graceful of figure, and skilled in song and dance—the object of every man's pursuit. Her fath…
Liza of Lambeth cover
Rating 4.1
Liza of Lambeth W. Somerset Maugham / 俞亢咏 Shanghai Translation Publishing House · 2016 Lisa of Lambeth is the debut novel and the work that made Somerset Maugham's name. On 3 October 1892, at the age of eighteen, Maugham became a student…