With a prologue by Antonio Pizza The dark London of the last Dickens revives strongly in this fascinating book of images. Published for the first time in 1872, it contains 180 illustrations by Gustav Doré and a brilliant text by Blanchard Jerrold (1826-1844), friend of Dickens, Thackeray and other famous Victorians. Every corner of the city (with its inhabitants) is shown to us with the amazing detail that characterizes the work of Doré; The text provides a varied cultural and historical information about the Victorian capital.