{"product_id":"hawkers-beggars-and-quacks-portraits-from-the-cries-of-london-hardcover","title":"Hawkers, Beggars and Quacks: Portraits from the Cries of London - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Shesgreen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventy-four striking portraits of men and women on the margins of London society in the seventeenth century--including street vendors and petty criminals.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Buy my Dish of great Eeles, Any Old Iron take money for, Twelve Pence a Peck Oysters, Buy my fat Chickens, Fair Lemons \u0026amp; Oranges.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the end of the seventeenth century, the artist Marcellus Laroon became well known for a series of drawings that illustrated London's marginal men and women: street vendors, hustlers, and petty criminals. This set of drawings came to be known as \u003ci\u003eThe Cries of London\u003c\/i\u003e after the shouts and cries vendors used to hawk their wares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawkers, Beggars and Quacks\u003c\/i\u003e presents seventy-four of Laroon's striking portraits. Following an illustrated introduction that contextualizes \u003ci\u003eThe Cries of London\u003c\/i\u003e, each portrait is beautifully reproduced with a commentary on the individual street-seller and their trade. These commentaries provide a wealth of detail about each seller's dress, the equipment they used to ply their trade, their own diets, and the diets of those they served. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on historic material found in the British Library's Burney Collection of English newspapers, \u003ci\u003eHawkers, Beggars and Quacks\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating insight into the men and women who made their livelihood--legally and illegally--on the streets of England's capital.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Shesgreen\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of English and formerly a Presidential Professor at Northern Illinois University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.7 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767965417760,"sku":"9781851245512","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/520d8ee8f43976cb0bfe3483a1a34204.webp?v=1780321678","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hawkers-beggars-and-quacks-portraits-from-the-cries-of-london-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}