Notorious London: A City Tour

Notorious London: A City Tour

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  • Create Date:2021-06-22 10:18:55
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Paul Deslandes
  • ISBN:B092XJ61FM
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Summary

ondon began as a Roman outpost more than 2,000 years ago。 Since then, it has become one of the most vibrant and notable cities in the world。 This capital city has witnessed centuries of history and has been a crossroads of culture and transformation。 It has also seen its fair share of sensational events and bizarre occurrences。 With such a storied history, it should be unsurprising that many fascinating and notorious stories, places, and personalities are part of its legacy。 It’s not hard to see why this city has gripped the imagination of people - residents and visitors alike - for generations。

In the 12 lessons of Notorious London: A City Tour, you will experience a rich sampling of some of the city’s most shocking stories and infamous personalities。 Taught by Professor Paul Deslandes of the University of Vermont, Notorious London dips into various regions and eras of London’s past to give you a multifaceted look into this remarkable metropolis。 From the destruction of St。 Paul’s Cathedral and the dark history of the Tower of London to the decadence of the fin de siècle and the chaos of World War II, and beyond, these stories bring London to life across the centuries and illuminate the darker corners of a complex and contradictory city。

Rather than present a simple chronology of events, Professor Deslandes acts as a tour guide, sharing the many stories of Notorious London as you traverse the city through iconic locales and lesser-known areas alike。 However, instead of a simple tourist map of the city, you will experience a brilliant mosaic of places and personalities across time that will show you London as you have rarely seen it before。

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Yaaresse

Disappointing。 I'm glad it was only 12 sections。 As it was, I ended up skimming the last half of several sections and just reading the transcript for those。 I think this professor and I have very different ideas of what constitutes "notorious。" I'm thinking infamy and mayhem, conspiracies and high crimes。 He seems to be thinking gossipy and raw sewage。 (Literal sewage, not metaphorical sewage。) At the same time, how does one manage to make Oscar Wilde come off as dull? Unfortunately, while the p Disappointing。 I'm glad it was only 12 sections。 As it was, I ended up skimming the last half of several sections and just reading the transcript for those。 I think this professor and I have very different ideas of what constitutes "notorious。" I'm thinking infamy and mayhem, conspiracies and high crimes。 He seems to be thinking gossipy and raw sewage。 (Literal sewage, not metaphorical sewage。) At the same time, how does one manage to make Oscar Wilde come off as dull? Unfortunately, while the professor seems well-informed on the subject, and parts of the course were mildly interesting, his delivery was less than dynamic。 Also, his artificial and repetitive hand gestures quickly became distracting and annoying。 Vent: What IS it with recent GC presenters and the weird hand gestures? It comes off looking like some bizarre form of kinesthetic Tourette's。 Someone is ripping a lot of public speakers off by telling them no one will listen to them unless they are pretending to conduct Schoenburg with an invisible orchestra。 Rule One may start off as "Use your hands when speaking to appear dynamic and lively," but the rest of that rule is "in a natural, instinctive manner。" /vent 。。。more