My East End

London, United Kingdom: Pavilion Books, Limited. Waterstain mark to top of D/J.Small tear to top corner of D/J. A glimpse of life in London's East End, by TV's Anita Dobson, herself an Eastender. She looks back at the changing face of this most evocative part of the Capital. She portrays the daily working lives of her fellow Cockneys, the pubs and markets for which the East End is world famous, its traditional shops, foods and entertainments, its secrets and its cherished place in British cultural life. She reveals many human stories associated with the East End (including Dr. Barnardo's and the Salvation Army), and its role as the principal place of arrival for waves of refugees and immigrants from Huguenots to Jews to Bengalis, all of whom have left their indelible mark on the area. The East End has also been witness to such notable events as the Blitz, when a third of all its houses were destroyed, and was the scene of Jack the Ripper's gruesome crimes and the Siege of Sidney Street. The lives of some famous Eastenders, both heroes and villains, are explored, as are its Music Hall and theatrical heritage. Profusely illus. + Index. 152pp. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1988.