London: The Biography

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Synopsis: 2001 Random House jumbo trade paperback, 4th printing. ISBN:9780099422587. Peter Ackroyd (London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets ). Classic treasure trove of stories about the city of London's ups & downs from the last 2000 years.

From the Back Cover: “Magnificent. . . . Succeeds in animating on the page the life of one of the oldest and greatest cities in the world.”--The New York Times Book Review

“Ackroyd is the most effortless guide. . . . This is much more than history: it is a tapestry of inspiration and love.” --The Observer

“An erudite labour of love, a fan-letter to a fabulous city. . . . As exuberant, energetic and alarming as the city itself.” --Independent on Sunday

“A fat and filling feast: pretty much everything of interest about the capital is crammed into the eight-hundred pages.”--The Times

“If London had the ability to choose its biographer it undoubtedly would tap Peter Ackroyd.”--Vanity Fair

“A wonderful book, a treasure of information and anecdote about one of the world’s great cities, a book to be taken up again and again for the pleasures that lie within.”--Chicago Tribune

“A book to match its subject . . . one gratefully rediscovers that urban unreality, the city of romance and mystery as well as the one of shops, pubs, and thoroughfares.” --The Washington Post

Bibliographic Details

Title: London: The Biography
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Used; Good