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London: The Biography

London: The Biography

Author(s): Peter Ackroyd

Location(s): London

Genre(s): Historical

Era(s): Various

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London, seen as a living organism, Ackroyd charts the ups and downs of this city, the people, the quirks, the history – and there is soooo much to tell. A real background setter for this capital of capital cities.

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“cleverly weaves through centuries of history to reveal to us the hundreds of different cities within a city” –The Times

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