Forgotten London
Exploring the Hidden Life of the City
$46.67
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
4 November 2025
Summary
No city shaped the modern world quite like London - a powerhouse of trade, finance and empire, the centre of global influence in the nineteenth century. But beyond the familiar stories of power and politics, its true life played out in the streets, where market traders, music hall crowds and factory workers gave it its vitality, its light and its shadows.
Forgotten London uncovers its stories, bringing to life the highs and lows of those who made the city what it was. Covering the tra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780711287648 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0711287643 |
| Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 190mm x 245mm |
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Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd’s work has centered on London since his debut novel, The Great Fire of London. His novel, Hawksmoor, won the Whitbread and the Guardian Fiction Prize. Chatterton was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and London: the Biography won the South Bank Show Annual Award for Literature. He is often described by reviewers as the Dickens of our day.
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