Bookshops in London [ Cities / Trade ]
… in between the traditional civic life of the City and the expanding West End. This uneasy balance between stability and novelty could also be seen in most London social spheres, which relied equally on early modern taverns and coffeehouses … omnipresence also came from the fact that they themselves were engaged in many activities, from journalism (Abel Roper), novel writing ( Samuel Richardson ), politics (William Strahan) or antiquarianism (Richard Nutt). 2 . James Raven, …
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