Riding states in the introduction that the 1740-69 period (the 'dateline' of this work) was when London/Britain stood 'on the threshold of the Industrial Revolution'.  This statement is problematic as London's Industrial Revolution was way earlier than that of the rest of the country - I think one of the earliest mentions of trades abandoning London for cheaper premises and labour is 1751, when the change had become noticeable, so whilst this claim is true for 1740 the rate of trade movement out of London was so rapid it cannot be true by 1769.  And that, really, is my only argument with this good little book: it covers a period of huge change within a city so various, which evolved so much within the set dates that any statement made about the period will almost certainly be wavering towards one end of the date range.  That, and the fact that the book is about London, not Britain.

There are chapters on domestic life, the home, the neighbourhood, work and fashion as well as aspects of Town living.  The chapters gallop, very necessarily, through the city - almost like a supermarket sweep for the touchstones of Georgian London, and I think it works very well.  It is beautifully illustrated with modern photographs, as well as images of sources and very memorably, a syphilitic skull.  Riding writes with a balanced, engaging style and is an accomplished historian, all apparent in the assured feel of the text.  Sources are not limited to the date range, but those way out (Defoe in 1709, for example) remain relevant to the matter in hand.  

This is a good book and one that knows its remit.  There have been much bigger books on exactly the same subject, but none fit this amount of information into an impressive 77 pages.  If you would like to own this book, you can buy it (£8.99 - not cheap for a book this size, although it is illustration-heavy), or tell me, in the comments section what is your favourite decade in the Georgian period, and why.  My favourite reason wins the book.