Sketches by Boz Scenes Chapter I - The Streets - Morning

In which the streets of London, bathed in the early light of dawn, reveal a quiet desolation that slowly yields to the awakening stirrings of market carts, labourers, and the faithful servants of commerce. The city’s varied characters—from sleepy apprentices to bustling shopkeepers—are drawn forth by the inexorable tide of morning, weaving together the grand and humble scenes of daily life as the metropolis sets itself in motion.