Curiocity

The most ingenious, insightful, inspiring, intoxicating, and simply interesting guide to the great city that I have ever seen – Philip PullmanRemarkable … a nerdy Londoner’s paradise … an exquisite 450-page cross between an encyclopaedia and an artwork * Evening Standard *The greatest book about London published in modern times … an illuminated manuscript for the 21st century city * Londonist *London’s bookshops and libraries are filled with printed guides to the city but few (if any) are as comprehensive as Curiocity * Creative Review *An endlessly fascinating guide to London … an eccentric lexical juggernaut … I doubt that anything of such crazy magnitude will be attempted again in a hurry * Evening Standard *A glorious and delightful compendium and guide to London from Above, Below and all the in-betweens – Neil GaimanHere is something different […] composed of fresh flashes of insight […] constructed as a cabinet of curiosities, the literary equivalent of Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. The work [the authors] have put into it is formidable, the collaboration they have won from contributors, illustrators and publishers quite breathtaking. * Times Literary Supplement *The authors’ delight in London trivia is infectious * Guardian *A great walk for the senses – Iain SinclairUtterly extraordinary – Tom Holland

Henry Eliot and Matt Lloyd-Rose are old friends and Curiocity is their first book. Henry has led cheese walks in London and written a book about mazes called Follow This Thread. He is also the creative editor of Penguin Classics. Matt Lloyd-Rose has been a primary teacher, police officer and social researcher in London. He wrote this book while living in Buenos Aires.

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