Underground writing : the London tube from George Gissing to Virginia Woolf /

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The purpose of this book is to explore the ways in which the London Underground was 'mapped' by a number of writers from George Gissing to Virginia Woolf. From late Victorian London to the end of World War II, 'underground writing' created an imaginative world beneath the streets...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Welsh, Dave, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Subways > England > London > Literary collections.
Subway stations > England > London > Literary collections.
Subways > England > London > History.
Subway stations > England > London > History.
Métros > Angleterre > Londres > Anthologies.
Stations de métro > Angleterre > Londres > Anthologies.
Métros > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
Stations de métro > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Subway stations
Subways
Englisch
Literatur
Stadsspoorwegen.
London (England) > Literary collections.
England > London
Underground London
Londen.
History
Literary collections
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The kingdom of shadows: the infernal underground of George Gissing
  • The utopian underground of H.G. Wells
  • 'The roar of the underground railway': the making of the Tube in the interwar years
  • The kingdom of individuals: safety and security on the Tube in the Second World War.

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