Fictional London
A Guide to the Capital’s Literary Landmarks
2020
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2nd edition
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9405-7 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9405-7 (ISBN)
The only guide to London's literary landmarks is updated for this new edition
‘By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.’ - Samuel Johnson
From Chaucer’s pilgrims meeting in a Southwark inn to the Hogwarts Express leaving from King’s Cross, London has always been a popular place for writers to weave into their own work. With its bustling, multicultural population and unique localised weather, the city is almost a character in its own right. Fictional London explores the capital through the eyes of both the reader and the writer. Celebrated London historian Stephen Halliday traces the stories from one end of London to the other, digging into the history and character that has made it an unrivalled source of inspiration for authors and poets from the Middle Ages to the early 2000s and beyond.
‘By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.’ - Samuel Johnson
From Chaucer’s pilgrims meeting in a Southwark inn to the Hogwarts Express leaving from King’s Cross, London has always been a popular place for writers to weave into their own work. With its bustling, multicultural population and unique localised weather, the city is almost a character in its own right. Fictional London explores the capital through the eyes of both the reader and the writer. Celebrated London historian Stephen Halliday traces the stories from one end of London to the other, digging into the history and character that has made it an unrivalled source of inspiration for authors and poets from the Middle Ages to the early 2000s and beyond.
STEPHEN HALLIDAY is a lecturer, broadcaster and writer with a particular interest in the history of London from Roman times to the present day. His books include The Great Stink of London, The Great Filth, From Underground to Everywhere, Crossrail, and Fictional London. He has made many radio and television programmes and has contributed articles and reviews to a wide variety of publications
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.08.2020 |
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Zusatzinfo | 20 Illustrations, black and white |
Verlagsort | Stroud |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Reisen ► Reiseführer | |
Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7509-9405-3 / 0750994053 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-9405-7 / 9780750994057 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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