London : the biography /

Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

London : the biography / Peter Ackroyd. - London : Vintage, 2001. - xxiii, 822p., [32]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. Previous titles by the author include T.S. Eliot, Dickens, Dan Lemo and The Limehouse Golem and Blake.

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History.


London (England)--History.
London (England)--Civilization.
London (England)--Social life and customs.
London (England)--Social conditions.

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