Walking Notorious London: From Gunpowder Plot to Gangland: Walks Through London's Dark History

by Andrew Duncan

Walking Notorious London really dishes the dirt! From medieval brothels to red light districts, Jack the Ripper to the Kray Twins, this curious collection of walks explores a decidedly darker side of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0658016121
• ISBN13: 9780658016127
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A disappointment - but not through the author's fault

The book provides a great historical description of some places, but if you think you'll read about any modern-day notorious places, you are wrong (maybe 1-2, but that's not what the book is about). It's history, places which USED TO BE notorious. The title says it, I should have read the title more carefully. It is a wondereful discourse in history, but I still cannot give it 5 stars.

A walk through London's seamier sides

Andrew Duncan takes the reader on an amusing and informative walk through London's seamier sides ranging from Medieval red-light districts to Jack the Ripper and modern gangsters. Along the way he provides insights into different social aspects of London's history. The book is divided into a dozen or so different walks, each of which covers a different neighborhood and concentrates on a different "theme". Each walk includes a map and a list of pubs and other refreshment points along the way.