W. H. Davenport Adams 
Book About London [PDF ebook] 
Its Memorable Places, Its Men and Women, and Its Historical and Literary Associations

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. T is hoped that in the voluminous literature which London has gathered around it this Book about London, in its two parts, may find a place of its own. It is not intended as a guide-book, nor as a topographical indicator. It is narrative rather than descriptive. As a rule, people do not care much for minute descriptions of places or buildings; what they chiefly want to know is, the special interest that attaches to them – historical, romantic, literary, or artistic.