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The Rookeries of London by Thomas Beames audiobook. Genre: history In The Rookeries of London, Thomas Beames takes listeners into the most overcrowded and notorious slum districts of Victorian London and asks how a great imperial city could leave so many of its people in misery. Writing as a clergyman and eyewitness observer, Beames moves through places suc ... Show More
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