On the streets of London in 2015. With the repeal in the 1820s of curfew laws that dated from the 14th century, London’s nighttime life changed completely, a change chronicled in Beaumont’s book. Photo: Corbis
Book review: Nightwalking shows the seamy side of nocturnal London
For centuries it was illegal – and dangerous – to be out on the streets of London after dark. Matthew Beaumont’s brilliant book takes a literary look at this forbidden, forbidding territory
On the streets of London in 2015. With the repeal in the 1820s of curfew laws that dated from the 14th century, London’s nighttime life changed completely, a change chronicled in Beaumont’s book. Photo: Corbis