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A biography of the city of London. It takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London.

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Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and pa st of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city. ... More

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Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his account of the city. For him it ... More

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In an utterly original, endlessly engaging portrait of London, renowned biographer Peter Ackroyd peels back layers of history to reveal a living, ... More

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Gilda O'Neill's "The East End" traces the East End of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, jellied eels. London ... More

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In "Journey Through a Small Planet" (1972), the writer Emanuel Litvinoff recalls his working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London: a ... More

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Taking you through the year day by day, The London Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different ... More

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The streets and squares of the West End of London, some of the most famous in the world, have been home to poets and pop stars, world-renowned ... More

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The 'Square Mile', London's financial powerhouse, rose to prominence with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. David Kynaston's vibrant history brings ... More

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Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants ... More

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The streets of London resonate with secret stories, from East End lore to Cold War espionage, from tales of riots, rakes, anarchy and grisly murders, ... More

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A humorous and fascinating history of the city, from Roman garrison to vibrant international metropolis; this book is a must-have for anyone with any ... More

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Opening in the 1640s, as the city was gripped in tumult leading up to the English Civil War, THE PHOENIX charts the lives and works of five ... More

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Did you know? - On 15 November 1892 as Dr Neill Cream dropped through the gallows trap at Newgate he declared 'I'm Jack the ...'. (Cream was in ... More

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The transformation from fields to streets in Camden Town and Kentish Town began in the eighteenth century. This book covers many aspects of life in ... More

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