GENTLE AUTHORS CRIES OF LONDON (SPITALFIELDS LIFE) (HB)

In the capital, those who had no other means of income could always sell wares in the street and, by turning their presence into performance through song, they won the hearts of generations and came to embody the spirit of London itself. This book assembles a choice selection of 'Cries of London', telling the stories of the artists and celebrated traders, and revealing the unexpected social realities contained within these cheap colourful prints produced for the mass market.