William Fishman traces the lives and ideology of the leaders of the French Revolution, Marat, Robespierre and Blanqui, their influence on Karl Marx and, finally, their influence on Lenin and the Russian Revolution.
Set in the tumultuous year of 1888, this book offers a vivid portrayal of life for the laboring poor in London's East End during a time marked by poverty, crime, and social upheaval. It explores the impact of significant events like the Matchgirls' strike and the infamous Jack the Ripper murders. Through the lens of communal life in streets, pubs, and clubs, the narrative highlights how these social spaces provided solace amid the harsh realities of sweatshops, ghettos, and the looming threat of workhouses, all against a backdrop of Victorian values.
The Streets of East London is an illustrated guide to the most vibrant area of London. For 25 years this has been a classic text, and steady seller in many London shops. Suitable for tourists, historians, and anyone interested in the history of London. The Streets of East London talks about the East End, from the Huguenots of the seventeenth century to the Bangladeshis of today. William (Bill) Fishman talks about the area's poverty and attempts to relieve it, the successive waves of immigration, crime (including Jack the Ripper and the Krays), the radical movement, and ends with suggested walking tours. The Streets of East London is crammed with historic photographs, and more recent images by Nicholas Breach.
'East End 1888' reveals genuine Victorian values - poverty, crime, disease and the workhouse, softened by the clubs, pubs and communal life that made life possible for the working poor.