A Traveller's Companion to London

by Peter Ackroyd and Thomas Wright

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623717574
• ISBN13: 9781623717575
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

London as you have never seen it

This must be the finest collection of London images that you have ever seen. A wonderful pictorial essay from the finest public buildings and monuments to back street cafes and green spaces. Quite breathtaking.