City Chronicles

City Chronicles by Barry Pain is about Samuel Soames and his life in Doddington Mansions. Excerpt: "Messrs Granwick and Shine called it No. 42, Doddington Street, W. But their business – they were the furnishing trade, and had not been doing well at it in late years – only occupied the ground floor and a part of the basement. The upper story was left as bachelor chambers, and had a separate entrance…"