Colours of London
A History
$49.75
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2022
Summary
Celebrated novelist, biographer and critic Peter Ackroyd paints a vivid picture of one of the worlds greatest cities in this brilliant and original work, exploring how the city’s many hues have come to shape its history and identity.
Think of the colours of London and what do you imagine? The reds of open-top buses and terracotta bricks? The grey smog of Victorian industry, Portland stone and pigeons in Trafalgar square? Or the gradations of yellows, violets and blues that shimmer on …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780711269422 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0711269424 |
| Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 190mm x 245mm |
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Critics Review
“A truly invaluable book for lovers of art, history, photography or urban geography, this beautifully illustrated title tells a rich and fascinating story of the history of this great and ever-changing city.” * Lovereading.co.uk *
Peter Ackroyd
London has been the main character in the work of Peter Ackroyd ever since his first novel, The Great Fire of London. His Hawksmoor won the Whitbread and the Guardian Fiction Prize, Chatterton was shortlisted for the Booker, London: the Biography won the South Bank Show Annual Award for Literature. Reviewers commonly categorize him as the Dickens of our day.
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