Vic Gatrell

In the teeming, disordered, and sexually charged square half-mile centred on London's Covent Garden something extraordinary evolved in the eighteenth century. It was the world's first creative 'Bohemia'. The nation's most significant artists, actors, poets, novelists, and dramatists lived here. This book tells the story of Covent Garden.

Life and Art in London's Golden Age

The First Bohemians

Tells the immensely dramatic but neglected story of one of the most sensational plots in British history.

A Tale of Liberty and Revolution in Regency London

Conspiracy on Cato Street

Drawing upon the satirical prints of the eighteenth century, the author explores what made Londoners laugh and offers insight into the origins of modern attitudes toward sex, celebrity, and ridicule.

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