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Ackroyd Peter - A Traveller's Companion To London - Paperback
Ackroyd Peter - A Traveller's Companion To London - Paperback
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Description: London has witnessed everything from pilgrimages celebrations acts of heroism and moments of religious contemplation to riots executions grisly murders and disastrous fires. It is a history of work and capital of power and exuberance and of great creativity from a rich host of artists and writers Shakespeare and Dickens among them but also of violent crime exploitation loneliness and extreme hardship; life in the poverty ridden East of the city could not be more different than life in its opulent West End. Drawing upon extracts from contemporary letters diaries and memoirs of fascinating inhabitants and visitors this anthology by acclaimed London historian Peter Ackroyd and Thomas Wright tells the story of the city from its earliest years up to the present day. Here you will find Evelyn's famous account of the Great Fire in 1666, Dickens brilliant evocation of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Boswell's description of the compilation of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary and Churchill's recollections of the Blitz.
Title: A Traveller's Companion To London
Author(s): Ackroyd Peter
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group Inc
Barcode: 9781623717575
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 1/3/2023
Category: Travel & Holiday Guides
Description: London has witnessed everything from pilgrimages celebrations acts of heroism and moments of religious contemplation to riots executions grisly murders and disastrous fires. It is a history of work and capital of power and exuberance and of great creativity from a rich host of artists and writers Shakespeare and Dickens among them but also of violent crime exploitation loneliness and extreme hardship; life in the poverty ridden East of the city could not be more different than life in its opulent West End. Drawing upon extracts from contemporary letters diaries and memoirs of fascinating inhabitants and visitors this anthology by acclaimed London historian Peter Ackroyd and Thomas Wright tells the story of the city from its earliest years up to the present day. Here you will find Evelyn's famous account of the Great Fire in 1666, Dickens brilliant evocation of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Boswell's description of the compilation of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary and Churchill's recollections of the Blitz.
Title: A Traveller's Companion To London
Author(s): Ackroyd Peter
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group Inc
Barcode: 9781623717575
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 1/3/2023
Category: Travel & Holiday Guides
