Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Richard - GoodreadsI thought this was a wonderfully detailed look at the "seamy underbelly", far from the lilting Elizabethan ballads and and courtly blah blah: theaters, fairs, prisons, brothels... Recommended for anyone interested in the flip side of history. Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - sologdin - GoodreadsOne of the essential books for those taking seriously the writings of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, Dekker, Marston, Middleton, Nashe, &c. Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Jennifer Nolan - GoodreadsFor a history book, I found this an easy read. It was like reading fiction. I could sit back, relax and be swept off to the Elizabethan Underworld, full of beggars, robbers and whores. Impressed. Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Tracy Friend - GoodreadsI wish this book had given more realistic detail for actual daily living, but it was worth reading. Not a deep read, but I like owning it. Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Pete daPixie - Goodreads'The Elizabethan Underworld', is a helter skelter read that mainly features life amongst London's 16th century criminal classes. Salgado takes the reader by the hand and leads you through the streets ... Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Redsteve - GoodreadsA light read and a bit speculative in places (I'll admit to having some issue with a few of his conclusions), but basically sound. Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Lindsey - GoodreadsAn entertaining read, but the edition I have is full of typos. The evidence the author presents isn't terribly solid, though he does provide notes. Read full review
Review: The Elizabethan Underworld
User Review - Matthew - GoodreadsLiked reading this, although I think it could probably do with a better edition, as mine seemed to have a lot of errors. It's a good intro to the various subcultures of Elizabethan England. Some ... Read full review
