Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893

Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893To an impartial observer the public, philanthropic, and...
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Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893

Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893

€6,30

Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893

€6,30
Author: Various
Format: eBook
Language: English

Punch, or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893

To an impartial observer the public, philanthropic, and municipal attempts to honour the memory of the great and good, if sometimes mistaken, Earl of Shaftesbury, appear to have been singularly unfortunate. The West-End Avenue that bears his name is more full of music-halls, theatres, pot-houses, and curious property, than any street of equal length and breadth in the whole Metropolis. Lord Shaftesbury may not have been a Puritan, but he was essentially a serious man, and his sympathies were more with Exeter Hall than with the Argyle Rooms; and yet, in the street which is honoured by his name, it has been found impossible to remove the old title of this historic place from the stone facade of the Trocadero. The fountain at Piccadilly Circus, which has been unveiled as the second of the Shaftesbury memorials, is surmounted bywhat? Some writers have called it a girl, some have called it a boy; many of the public, no doubt, regard it as a mythological bird, and it certainly looks like the Bolognese Mercury flying away with the wings of St. Michael. We are told, on authority, that it represents Eros, the Greek god of love, and his shaft is directed to a part of London that, more than any other part, at night, requires the bull's-eye and the besom of authority. The "Top of the Gaymarket" is in just as bad a condition as it was when Punch directed attention to it more than ten years ago, and the virus since then has extended as far eastward as St. Martin's Lane. Moll Flanders' Parade now begins at St. James's Church and ends with Cranbourne Street. It is unfortunate, to say the least of it, that Eros has been selected to point at this London Pestiduct, and the sooner it is thoroughly cleansed and the neighbourhood made worthy of the Shaftesbury Fountain, the better. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 35734
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Editor: Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917

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