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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.-Introductory-Historic and Literary Associations-Roman Lon-
don-Ancient City Boundaries and Forts-Present Extent-Social Condi-
tion-Local Casualties in Early Times-Modern Architectural Improve-
ments-Physical Aspect of the City, etc.
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CHAPTER II. Apsley House-The Iron Duke-Earl of Elgin's House-Bath
House-Devonshire House-Pulteney Hotel-House of Murray, the Pub.
lisher-Burlington House-the Albany.
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CHAPTER III.-St. James's-street-Crockford's, the Travellers', and other Club
Houses-The Clubs of Johnson's Days-Drawing Room Day at St. James's
-Bridgewater House Stafford House-Rogers's House-Johnson and
Savage-Pall Mall-Charles II.-Dodsley-St. James's Palace-Bucking.
ham Palace-Royal Procession to Parliament-St. James's Park-Milton's
House-Peace Celebration-the Horse Guards, etc.
CHAPTER IV.-The Admiralty-The Horse Guards-Whitehall Chapel-The
Treasury-Downing-street-Westminster Abbey-Henry VII.'s Chapel-
Poets' Corner-Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor-Funeral Obsequies
of Cromwell-The Sanctuary-St. Margaret's Church-Westminster Hall
and its Historical Associations-Palace Yard-Execution of Sir Walter
Raleigh-The Star Chamber, and Courts of Law.
CHAPTER V.-The New Houses of Parliament-Interior View-Vauxhall-
Lambeth Palace-Lollards' Tower-Westminster Bridge-King-street-Sir
Robert Peel's House-Charing Cross-Equestrian Statue of Charles I.-
Statue of George III.-Scotland Yard-British Institution-The National
Gallery-Northumberland House-Craven-street-Norfolk-street- Denham
House The Adelphi-Salisbury-street-The Savoy-Waterloo Bridge-
Burleigh House.
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CHAPTER VI.-Bow-street-Covent Garden-Arecdote of Dryden and Tonson
-St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden-The Garrick Club-Will's Coffee
Honse and others-Somerset House-King's College-St. Clement Dane's
-Lincoln's Inn Square-Lincoln's Inn Fields-Execution of Lord William
Russell-The Soane Museum-Franklin's Printing Office-Temple Bar,
Ancient Custom of Closing the Gates-Booksellers of Early Times-Dr.
Johnson's Residences-Child's Banking House
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CHAPTER VII.-Ticket Porters-The Temple-Temple Church-Hall of Mid-
dle Temple-Anecdotes of Goldsmith and Johnson-St. Dunstan's Church
-Bolt Court-Booksellers of Fleet-street-St. Bride's Church-Salisbury-
square-Bridewell-Monastery of the Black Friars-Blackfriars' Bridge
-Play-house Yard-Printing-house Square-the "Times"-Baynard
Castle-Ludgate Hill-Old Bailey-Green Arbor Court-St. Sepulchre's
Church-Stationers' Hall-Paternoster Row-The Chapter Coffee House
-Panyer Alley-Warwick Lane-Newgate Market.
CHAPTER VIII.-Johnson the Bookseller-St. Paul's Cathedral--Its Interior-
Monuments-Anecdote of Dr. Donne-View from the Summit of St. Paul's
-Anniversary of the Charity Children in St. Paul's-St. Paul's Church-
yard-Doctors' Commons-Heralds' College--St. Paul's School, Cheapside
-Bread-street-Guildhall-The Poultry-Old Jewry-The Mansion House
-Bank of England--St. Stephen's Church, Walbrook-Lombard-street-
St. Mary's, Walworth-St. Olave's Church-St. Mary's, Aldermanbury
-St. Magnus'--St. Augustine's-The Royal Exchange--Lloyds'-The
North and South American Coffee House--Garraway's Coffee House-
Pope's Head Alley-St. Peter's, Cornhill--South Sea House--Aldgate-
East India House.
CHAPTER IX.-London Stone--Anecdote of Jack Cade--Cannon-street--The
Boar's Head--Eastcheap-London Bridge-Historical Sketch of London
Bridge-Winchester Palace-St. Saviour's Church-The Ladye Chapel-
The Globe Theatre-The Bear Gardens--Barclay and Perkins's Brewery-
The Tabard-Bermondsey Abbey-Guy's Hospital-The Monument-
Billingsgate--St. Michael's Church-Church of St. Mary-at-Hill-The
Custom House-New Coal Exchange-Tower-Hill, its Memories-The
Tower of London, its History-The Armory-Jewel House--Record Office
--Queenhithe The Royal Mint.
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CHAPTER X.-Street Organists-The Thames Tunnel-London Docks--Dept-
ford and Woolwich-Greenwich Hospital-Crutched Friars--The Mino-
ries-Lord Cobham-East Smithfield--Ratcliffe Highway-Aldgate-
Whitechapel-Bishopsgate-street-Crosby-Hall--St. Giles's, Cripplegate-
Barbican-Moorfields-Finsbury-square--Bunhill Fields--Ba tle Bridge-
Old St. Pancras-Islington-Canonbury House-Collins's Ho:se-Charles
Lamb's Cottage-Chalk Farm-St. James's Chapel-Hampstead-Kensal
Green Cemetery-Highgate-Harrow-on-the-Hill-Aylesbury-street, Clerk-
enwell-Anecdote of Thomas Britton-Old-street Road-St. Botolph's
Church-Little Britain and its Booksellers-The Post Office..
CHAPTER XI.-Christ's Hospital-St. John's Gate-Pie Corner-Smithfield-St.
Bartholomew's Church and Hospital-Ely Place and House-Hatton Gar-
den-Edward Irving-St. Andrew's Church--The Blue Boar-Fleur-de.
lys Court--Dwelling-place of Dryden-Thomas Chatterton-Gray's Inn
and its distinguished Residents-Red Lion-street-Holborn-Black-Letter
Booksellers-Great Queen-street-Anecdote of Dr. Radcliff and Sir God.
frey Kneller-Leicester-square-St. Anne's Church, Soho-Prince's-street
-St. Giles's-The British Museum-Bloomsbury-square-Newman-street
-Argyll-street-Conduit-street-George-street, Hanover-square--Bond-
street-Brooke-street-The Colosseum.
CHAPTER XII.-The Zoological Gardens-Royal Botanical Gardens, Regent's
Park-Madame Tussaud's Exhibition-Gore House-Kensington Gardens
and Palace-Holland House-Chelsea Hospital and Church-Battersea-
Putney-Fulham, and its Literary Celebrities-Chiswick House-Horticul-
tural Gardens-Kew Church-Sion House-Isleworth Church-Richmond
Park and Church-Strawberry Hill-Hampton Court Palace-Bushy Park-
Eton College-St. George's Chapel-Windsor Castle-Conclusion.
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