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What were the sources of leisure for the London city life?

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(i) London Season : For wealthy Britishers there had long been an annual ‘London Season. Several cultural events, such as the opera, the theatre and the classical music performances were organised for an elite group of 300-400 families in the late eighteenth century.

(ii) Pleasure gardens: Pleasure gardens came in the 19th century to provide facilities for sports, entertainment and refreshments for the well-to-do.

(iii) Pubs for working class: Working classes met in pubs to have a drink: exchange news and sometimes, also to organise for political action.

(iii) Libraries and museums: Libraries, art galleries and museums were established in the nineteenth century to provide people with a sense of history and pride in the achievements of the British.

(iv) Music halls and cinemas: Music hails were popular among the lower classes and, by the early twentieth century, cinema became the great mass entertainment for the mixed audiences

(vi) Beaches : British industrial workers were increasingly encouraged to spend their holidays by the sea. so as to derive the benefits of the sun and the bracing winds.

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