William John Gordon was the author of How London Lives (1890), Foundry, Forge and Factory (1890), The Horse- World of London (1893) and Every-day Life on the Railroad (1898). "THE omnibuses are the most characteristic feature of London; and they increase, while the cabs decrease. What London would be like without them a recent strike gave us the opportunity of knowing, and there can be no doubt that from an aesthetic point of view its streets would be considerably improved. "