Dirty Old London
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Contributor(s): Lee Jackson | Lee Jackson will discuss why the Victorians had boundless enthusiasm for cleanliness and sanitation, but still left their capital mired in filth. Lee Jackson is an author specialising in Victorian London. His latest book is Dirty Old London.
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