Charles Dickens describes in "Night Walks" his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness, and vice on the streets.
They have inspired debate, diss.
They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world.
Great ideas.
This collection of essays shows Dickens as one of the greatest visionaries of the city in all its variety and cruelty.
Charles Dickens describes in "Night Walks" his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness, and vice on the streets