The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis by: Stephen Halliday
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Rating: - A fascinating biogtraphy and essay on social history
This is an odd subject for a book, tracing the history of Sir Joseph Bazalgette and his contribution to society by building Londons sewerage system. This isn't heavy-going reading, quite the contrary and I never thoought I'd ever get interested in a historical subject. The book contains a number of interesting side stories and I laughed out loud at learning of Richard the Raker, a man employed to rake out cesspits in the 1300's, who met an untimely end after falling into a cesspit and drowning in the contents. 10 out of 10 for an interesting book if not a particularly endearing subject. We've come a long way in 100 years!
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