Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd is of course a Cockney visionary himself. He has written and presented a 3-part TV series for the BBC on London and few of his prize-winning biographies and novels stray far from his London obsessions - Turner was one of the subjects of a lecture that Ackroyd gave at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1993 (also televised) entitled London Luminaries and Cockney Visionaries; and Turner was also central to his Times article on Reflections on British art. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers, Thames: Sacred River and London: The Biography. He holds a CBE for services to literature.

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Foundation : The History of England Peter Ackroyd First in a planned series of 6 volumes retelling the drama of English history. This first volume takes us from the time when human activity barely registered on the landscape down to the last days of Henry VII in 1509.... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2012 Lovereading Price: £7.49 - Saving £2.50 (25%)

Foundation : A History of England Peter Ackroyd First in a planned series of 6 volumes retelling the drama of English history. This first volume takes us from the time when human activity barely registered on the landscape down to the last days of Henry VII in 1509.... Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2011 Lovereading Price: £18.75 - Saving £6.25 (25%)

Poe : A Life Cut Short Peter Ackroyd Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 22 January 2009. Peter Ackroyd has written a gripping account of the hugely influential master of macabre. It begins with the mystery surrounding Poe's death and tells the fascintating life story of... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/02/2008 Lovereading Price: £11.99 - Saving £4.00 (25%)

The Lambs of London Peter Ackroyd Based quite heavily on fact but equally using large dollops of artistic licence with the lives of Mary and Charles Lamb and the clever schemer William Ireland, this dark tale, set in nineteenth century London is, in my mind, one... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 04/08/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

London Under Peter Ackroyd The depth below is hot, warmer than the surface, and tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness, real and fictional – rats and eels, monsters and ghosts. There is a Bronze Age trackway under... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/04/2011 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)