Probably no city in the world possesses such an extent and variety of interest as the inetropolis of England; yet how little is it known to the vast majority of its in-dwellers! Most of the proud names, however, which have exalted the genius of Britain, are connected with the "Streets of London." Who can perambulate the spots made familiar by Shakspeare, Ben Jonson, Dryden, Pope, Addison, Steele, Fielding, Gay, Dr. Johnson, Goldsmith, Hogarth and Reynolds, without a keener relish, and a better appreciation of the great poets, wits, artists, and philosophers who have identified their names with these scenes? readers imbued with a knowledge of English history and literature, this work, it is hoped, will prove very acceptable; while the more numerous class of less-informed observers cannot fail to derive instruction, under the pleasant guise of entertainment, from a perusal of its pages.