london of the 19th century

London of the 19th century

In short:

• During the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and a capital of the British Empire.

• While the city grew wealthy as Britain's holdings expanded, 18th century London was also a city of poverty, where millions lived in overcrowded and unsanitary slums.

In short:

• Because it became such a rich city, many people from poorer parts of the world came there to find luck and earn money. Many of them were unlucky.

• Life of a poor was immortalized by Charles Dickens and his novels , for example Oliver Twist.

Famous places constructed in 19th century• Trafalgar square

• Big Ben

• Tower Bridge

Trafalgar Square

• The name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar. The original name was planned to be “King William the Fourth’s Square”, but then George L. Taylor suggested name Trafalgar Square

• The square is used for political demonstrations and for community gatherings, like, for example, celebrating New Year.

Big Ben• Big Ben is the nickname for the great

bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower, officially named Elizabeth Tower, as well

• It is the largest four-faced clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower.

Tower Bridge

• The construction of Tower Bridge was finished in 1894.

• It is sometimes reffered to as London Bridge which is the next bridge upstream.

• The bridge's present color scheme dates from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for the Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee. Originally it was painted a mid greenish-blue color.

Few of famous people from 19th century• Jack the Ripper

• Charles Dickens

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Jack the Ripper

• "Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888.

• Police started one of the biggest chases in history, trying to find him, but they never captured him.

• His identity is still unknown.

Charles Dickens• He was an English writer and social critic

who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters.

• During his lifetime Dickens's works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to enjoy an enduring popularity among the general reading public.

Charles Dickens

• Some of his most-well known books were:

• “The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club”• “David Copperfield”• “A Christmas Carol”• “The Adventures of Oliver Twist”• “Sketches by Boz”

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

• He was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger.

• He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels.

Sherlock Holmes• It is a fictional character made by sir Arthur

Ignatius Conan Doyle.• He was a great detective, able to solve any

kind of a case with his logical reasoning. His most famous cases were “A study in scarlet” and “The sign of the four”.

• His greatest nemesis, who he kills in a fight, is Professor Moriarty. When he died with him, the public was so sad that they were sending letters to Doyle, begging him to revive their favourite character. After that, stories about Sherlock Holmes started being published again.

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