BOOKS by Peter Ackroyd

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1	1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die more books like this by Dr. Peter Boxall (Editor), Peter Ackroyd (Preface by) For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, this trove of reviews covers a century of memorable writing. Each entry is accompanied by an authoritative yet opinionated critical essay describing the importance and influence of the work in question. see all copies from £15.00! new only from £19.91! \| first editions
2	The Life of Thomas More more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Pre-eminent as a courtier and a humanist, a friend to Henry VIII and the author of "Utopia", Thomas More is one of the great figures of England's history; his life and career epitomize the great transformation of the country in the space of 35 years. This biography investigates the paradox of this "man for all seasons": the man of the world who ... see all copies from £1.60! new only from £7.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	London: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city. For him it is a living organism, with its own laws of growth and change, so London is a biography rather than a history. It differs from other histories, too, in the range and diversity of its contents ... see all copies from £7.29! new only from £8.08! \| first editions
4	Thames: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry VIII, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend on the river for their livelihoods. Illustrated with maps and photographs. see all copies from £22.59! new only from £22.59!
5	Dickens more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Based upon an examination of original sources, this is a biography in which the figure of Charles Dickens and the moving spirit of his age are combined. Dickens the novelist, Dickens the radical and the actor, Dickens the prematurely exhausted middle-aged man whose own unquiet fictions seem to shape his life itself, Dickens the performer, Dickens ... see all copies from £1.84! new only from £12.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Shakespeare: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Peter Ackroyd's method is to position Shakespeare in the close context of his world. In this way, Ackroyd not only richly conjures up the texture of Shakespeare's life, but also imparts an amazing amount of vivid, interesting material about place, period and background. The book is packed with gems - and the reader turns the pages eagerly, keen to ... see all copies from £3.33! new only from £7.84! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Hawksmoor more books like this by Peter Ackroyd London in the eighteenth century is a city of extremes; squalor and superstition vie with elegance and enlightenment as the capital's brilliant architect Nicholas Dyer is commissioned to build several new churches in the aftermath of the Great Fire. Two hundred and fifty years later in the sprawling metropolis of London the past lives on, as CID ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £10.07! \| first editions
8	Chatterton more books like this by Peter Ackroyd The mystery of Chatterton is investigated by two Londoners, a young poet and an elderly female novelist, who find more riddles than answers from their search. At once hilarious, this entertaining comedy is a thoughtful exploration of the deepest issues of both life and art. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £9.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Blake more books like this by Peter Ackroyd A biography of William Blake. Poet, painter, engraver, visionary, his was a radical spirit fired by genius. The book presents Blake in the context of his period: we see him caught up in the Gordon Riots, excited by the French Revolution and attracted by various forms of spiritual radicalism and sexual magic. Peter Ackroyd has also written "Dickens ... see all copies from £5.16! new only from £7.82! \| first editions
10	Milton in America more books like this by Peter Ackroyd A novel in which the writer John Milton is shipwrecked on the coast of America after fleeing England, and encounters native Indians and hostile settler communities in his quest to establish his own Puritan settlement. From the author of HAWKSMOOR, CHATTERTON and DAN LENO AND THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Albion: The History of the English Imagination more books like this by Peter Ackroyd This title covers the whole of English cultural history from its roots in the Anglo-Saxon period, through the centuries, to numerous examples from contemporary times. Explorations include: forgery and plagiarism; ruins and antiquarianism; the English love of miniatures; and drag acts. see all copies from £4.15! new only from £6.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Trial of Elizabeth Cree more books like this by Peter Ackroyd 1880: In London's poor and dangerous Limehouse district, a series of brutal murders has occurred. Ackroyd allows readers to attend the trial of Elizabeth Cree, a woman accused of poisoning her husband--but who may be the one person who knows the truth about the murders. see all copies from £5.64! new only from £12.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Lambs of London more books like this by Peter Ackroyd At the centre of this intriguing, irresistible novel are the young Lambs: Charles, constrained by the tedium of his work as a clerk at the East India Company, taking refuge in a drink or three too many while spreading his wings as a young writer, and his clever, adoring sister Mary, confined by domesticity, an ailing, dotty father and a maddening ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Clerkenwell Tales more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Brilliant historical novel, set in London in the late 14th century. 'I am sister to the day and night. I am sister to the woods.' Sister Clarisse, a nun in the House of St Mary at Clerkenwell, experiences visions. She dreams of the English King. Are her prophesies the babblings of the crazed? Or can she 'see' a future in which Henry Bolingbroke ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Thames: Sacred River more books like this by Peter Ackroyd "Thames: Sacred River" is about the river from source to sea. It covers history from prehistoric times to the present, the flora and fauna of the river, paintings and photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, smells and colours, its literature, laws and landscape, its magic and myths, its architecture, trade and weather. The reader learns ... see all copies from £10.59! new only from £10.59! \| first editions
16 view cover	J.M.W. Turner more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Also available in ACKROYD'S BRIEF LIVES "Chaucer " In this second volume in the Ackroyd's Brief Lives series, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd brings us a man of humble beginnings, crude manners, and prodigious talents, the nineteenth-century painter J. M. W. Turner. Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London in 1775. His father was a ... see all copies from £9.40! new only from £9.40! \| first editions
17 view cover	The House of Doctor Dee more books like this by Peter Ackroyd This novel centres on the famous 16th-century alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Reputedly a black magician, he was imprisoned by Queen Mary for allegedly attempting to kill her through sorcery. When Matthew Palmer inherits an old house in Clerkenwell, he feels that he has become part of its past. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Fall of Troy more books like this by Peter Ackroyd 'I cannot wait to bring you to the plain of Troy. To show you the place where Hector and Achilles fought. To show you the palace of Priam. And the walls where the Trojan women watched their warriors in battle with the invader. It will stir your blood, Sophia.' Sophia Chrysanthis is only 16 when the German archaeologist Herr Obermann comes wooing: ... see all copies from £2.02! new only from £2.60! \| first editions
19 view cover	Voyages Through Time: In the Beginning more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Tracing the story of life on Earth from its cosmic origins to the birth of our Universe and covering all aspects of the new heavens and Earth, this book bringing the Hadean Age, the Precambrian world, the Jurassic period, and more to life. Peter Ackroyd's Voyages Through Time is a series of highly illustrated nonfiction books that illuminate ... see all copies from £10.41!
20 view cover	Albion: Origins of the English Imagination more books like this by Peter Ackroyd, Nan A Talese Peter Ackroyd's survey of (among other things) English literature, art, music, gardening, science, and philosophy begins with BEOWULF and ventures into the 20th century as he picks out the major themes that preoccupy the peculiarly English imagination (assimilation, multiculturalism, and loss). A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from £6.35! new only from £6.35! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Beginning more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Voyages Through Time relays the story of life on earth from its cosmic origins. see all copies from £5.67! new only from £22.95!
22 view cover	A Traveller's Companion to London more books like this by Peter Ackroyd (Editor), Thomas Wright (Introduction by) Drawing upon extracts from contemporary letters, diaries and memoirs of fascinating inhabitants and visitors, this anthology tells the story of London from its earliest years up to the present day. Illustrations & maps. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.89! \| first editions
23 view cover	First Light more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Written by the author of "Hawksmoor", winner of the Whitbread Prize for Fiction, and "Chatterton", this is a pastoral novel of the late 20th century in which the author meditates on the nature of history, the problem of time and the true qualities of the English landscape. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Exile and restoration: a study of Hebrew thought of the sixth century B.C. more books like this by Peter R. Ackroyd see all copies from £13.77! new only from £23.08!
25 view cover	Poe: A Life Cut Short more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Edgar Allan Poe served as a soldier and began his literary career composing verses modelled on Byron; soon he was trying out his 'prose-tales' - often horror melodramas such as "The Fall of the House of Usher." As editor of the "Literary Messenger" he was influential among critics and writers of the American South. His versatile writings - ... see all copies from £9.28! new only from £12.83! \| first editions

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