London: The Biography
ISBN-13:
9780385497718
ISBN-10:
0385497717
Author:
Peter Ackroyd
Publication date:
2003
Publisher:
Anchor
Format:
Paperback
848 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780385497718
ISBN-10:
0385497717
Author:
Peter Ackroyd
Publication date:
2003
Publisher:
Anchor
Format:
Paperback
848 pages
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London: The Biography (ISBN-13: 9780385497718 and ISBN-10: 0385497717), written by authors
Peter Ackroyd, was published by Anchor in 2003.
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
Here are two thousand years of London’s history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar’s and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.
Here are two thousand years of London’s history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar’s and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.
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