Lavish, large format picture book about London, with Peter Ackroyd's inimitable text (taken from London: A Biography), new pictures and new captions. Divided into four parts: 1) In the beginning Roman and Medieval London, ending with the Black Death; 2) Red Contrasts the Great Fire of 1666 with the Blitz of 1944, and tells the story of both in gripping narrative; 3) Motley Theatrical London, including street fairs, street theatre, London as mob and crowd etc; 4) Black The industrial revolution, the London poor and homeless, London as centre of empire (including emigration), London prisons, huge expansion of the metropolis (including the London suburbs).
| ISBN: | 9780701176136 |
| Publication date: | 2nd October 2003 |
| Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Chatto & Windus an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 255 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Local history Social and cultural history |
Lavish, large format picture book about London, with Peter Ackroyd's inimitable text (taken from London: A Biography), new pictures and new captions. Divided into four parts: 1) In the beginning Roman and Medieval London, ending with the Black Death; 2) Red Contrasts the Great Fire of 1666 with the Blitz of 1944, and tells the story of both in gripping narrative; 3) Motley Theatrical London, including street fairs, street theatre, London as mob and crowd etc; 4) Black The industrial revolution, the London poor and homeless, London as centre of empire (including emigration), London prisons, huge expansion of the metropolis (including the London suburbs).
Illustrated London features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military, Local history, Social and cultural history
Illustrated London is available in Hardback
Illustrated London was written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Chatto & Windus an imprint of Random House
Illustrated London has 255 pages