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<p class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>><br>Subject: Resources<br>
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<p style="margin-left:40px" class="MsoNormal">Richard Tames, <i>Shakespeare’s
London on 5 Groats a Day </i>(with 82 illustrations,
16<i> </i>in color), London (UK) & New
York: Thames & Hudson, 2009; CND$17.52, US$14.21,
EUR 14.19, £10.39.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Look no farther if you are
in search of a read that is as much fun as it is edifying! This is the perfect
gift for anyone interested in time travel, anyone that delights in learning
about life in Elizabethan London, or England by and large.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The volume is presented as
though it belonged to the well-known serial guides to budget travel. The
would-be visitor is taken on numerous tours in and around London in the late 16<sup>th</sup> century.
The descriptions are highly engaging without being ridiculing, and all of them
contain oftentimes very detailed historical and cultural facts. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The reader learns about the
city’s various neighborhoods and markets, their populations and opportunities
for entertainment and shopping. There are plenty of warnings about less
than law-abiding folks should the visitor consider venturing to crowded places or
to certain neighborhoods at various times of day or night. The would-be visitor
is instructed about tips and about dealing with street entertainers,
cut-purses, pickpockets and confidence tricksters. Descriptions of typical tourist
destinations come with fee and tip information. The reader learns about various
types of eateries and lodging, anywhere from palatial mansions to the most
notorious “stews” (i.e., brothels, originally named after bathhouses). The
reader learns about London’s
fashions with regard to etiquette and attire. There are detailed introductions
to food and entertainment, with a good deal of information about music, dance
and theater.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And all the amusement London has to offer receives somber reverberations from
the Fair City’s Puritan Populace. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">London’s language of the day receives considerable
coverage, not only official terminology but jargon as well. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The good guide does not
ignore London’s
foreign-rooted populations. Not only are there French, Italian and Spanish Londoners,
but there are a good few of African descent as well. Most prominently, there
are the “Dotche,” namely those from the Netherlands and (Northern?) Germany. Why,
the Sovereign Lady (Queen Elizabeth I) herself commands not only Latin, French,
Italian and Spanish, but She has a good deal of comprehension in “Dotche” as
well. Should the visitor require a cleansing and resetting of his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffle">ruffle</a>,
he is best advised to seek the service of a “Dotche” lady.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Though it had been
off-limits to Jews for some time, London and England of that age, like Amsterdam,
Emden and Hamburg,
had welcomed Jewish refugees from the Iberian Inquisition. This particular
reader would have welcomed some mention of this population of immigrants.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This volume is not only
richly illustrated, nay, it is interspersed with plentiful quotations and
helpful vignettes to enrich the readers discernment.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Whether as a stocking
stuffer, as an amicable token or as a gift to one’s very own gratification, this
book ought to be considered by all Lowlanders and their admirers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">***<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</p>
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