"Dirty Old London: A History of the Victorians' Infamous Filth"

'Dirty Old London': A History Of The Victorians' Infamous Filth

NPR - March 12, 2015

In the 19th century, London was the capital of the largest empire the world had ever known — and it was infamously filthy. It had choking, sooty fogs; the Thames River was thick with human sewage; and the streets were covered with mud....

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