VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN CABS by Trevor May ( 9780747804307 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN CABS

By:

Trevor May

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0747804303

ISBN 13:

9780747804307

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Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

1 September, 1999

Series:

Shire Library No. 346

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Description:

The Hansom cab is one of the most striking images of the Victorian city, but it was not the only type of cab in use during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. This title traces the origins of the horse cab and the improvements in its design in the period, and celebrates the cab drivers themselves, who had a reputation for quick-wittedness.

Synopsis:

The Hansom cab is one of the most striking images of the Victorian city, but it was not the only type of cab in use during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Much of the work was done by the 'growler', a four-wheeled cab that rattled through the streets, laden with luggage and with families eager to catch a train. Trevor May travels through the streets of Victorian and Edwardian England to trace the origins of the horse cab and the improvements in its design throughout the period, and to celebrate the cab drivers themselves, who had a reputation for quick-wittedness and repartee equal to that enjoyed by today's taxi-driver.

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Shire Publications Ltd

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