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It was neverthcless quitedifferent from the\"Wanderer\"and its sequels;and in my_humble opinion surpasses any other ofits kind.For it not only recalls and causes to livefor us the literary ghosts,the eccentrics and theartists of the past,and especially,of course,of theearly nincteenth century—no mean but no unusualan achievement;it also gives us the atmosphereof the London just before the Great War,thenas now—in spite of a far greater and baserdevastation,haunted by such citizens and saturatedby their personalities.  \n\"John o'London\"had no merely antiquariannose:his ready pen was not that of a reconstructivegossip-writer;his was a mysterious chemistrythrough which this London atmosphere was bothdistilled and inhaled.He was especially happyin his chapter-titles and summaries:what moreperfect one for dealing with the Strand than\"TheStrcct of the Sagging Purpose”;and its openingdescription is masterly.Or again,has Bloomsburybeen ever better epitomized than as \"Lords andLandladies\"?Cheapside is humanized as the“Streetof Songs and Sixpences.\"But perhaps it is thepurlieus and the by-ways,vanished or persistent,the congeries and the oases which he describes mostvividly,even caressingly,yet never sentimentally.At times his style rises to sheer beauty,as in hisclimax.It is indeed a book to be sought out,forits own intrinsic merit and for the beautiful illustra-tions by Mr.Frank L.Emanucl;surcly no otherartist,except perhaps Mr.Sydney R.Jones,hasever captured London's streaming strcets andbackwaterso well.  \n# A LONDONER’S LONDON\n\nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2008 with funding fromMicrosoft Corporation  \nT11E RIS1NG sI'TAVERN AND BOOKSELLERS'ROW  \nHoAW G  WAs THE6L1RISIc,SUN TAVERN,CHEEK BY joWLWITI A BOOKSELLER'sеоикачтоввноцье,мттнлтз-аоорек-саыккугатор,-азротгвоуввнакамоSTDE IN HoLYWELI.sTRET WIEKE YOt FORESAW GOOD DEIAVs(r.9)  \nA LONDONER’SLONDON  \nBY  \nWILFRED WHITTEN  \n(“John o'London”)  \nWITH TWENTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BYFRANK L.EMANUEL  \nMETHUEN &CO.LTD.36 ESSEX STREET W.C.LONDON  \nFirst Printed in I913","cbCaifH2CWIMRuJ0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifH2CWIMRuJ0","pdf",19204969,444,"English","# A Londoner’s\n## Tribute to Wilfred Whitten’s book\n## London atmosphere before the Great War\n## Style, chapter titles, and district portraits\n## Illustrations and lasting appeal\n# A Londoner’s London\n## Publication details and illustrations","[{\"question\":\"What does A Londoner’s London focus on?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on evoking London’s atmosphere in the period just before the Great War, bringing to life literary ghosts, eccentrics, and artists of earlier times.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are chapter titles and summaries considered important in the book?\",\"answer\":\"The tribute highlights that the author excels at chapter titles and opening summaries, using them as a precise guide to the character of each district.\"},{\"question\":\"Which parts of London are specifically mentioned as vividly epitomized?\",\"answer\":\"The text cites the Strand, Bloomsbury, and Cheapside, describing them with distinctive, memorable characterizations.\"},{\"question\":\"What role do the illustrations play?\",\"answer\":\"The praise emphasizes the beautiful illustrations by Frank L. 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