The Book of London Place Names
$41.50
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2018
Summary
A fascinating guide to the stories behind London’s place names.
Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were? Did you know that Piccadilly is actually an insult? And that Euston Road was built because there were too many cows on Oxford Street? Or that the River Fleet was covered over partly because of a drunken butcher?
Take a trip down narrow lanes, through cobbled streets and crowded markets to disco…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529102451 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529102456 |
| Author: | Caroline Taggart |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 138mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Caroline Taggart
Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for 30 years before being asked to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Her later books include My Grammar and I (or should that be ‘Me’?) and Her Ladyship’s Guide to the Queen’s English. As a result, she has appeared frequently on BBC Breakfast and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and Pythagoras’ theorem. With her editorial hat on, she also visits writers’ conferences around the country, advising would-be authors on how to get published and learning what their place names mean.
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