by Peter Ackroyd · tapa dura · ISBN 9781856197168
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«London: The Biography» is the historical biography of London written by Peter Ackroyd, published by Chatto & Windus in hardcover (824 pages, in English).
Peter Ackroyd presents London as an entity that grows and transforms from the age of the druids to the early 21st century. The journey combines erudition and anecdote, and underscores the «echoic» quality of the city: its texture and memory condition the lives of its inhabitants, in a reflection on the link between past and present.
The first edition of this history of London was published in 2000.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of London who seek an erudite, anecdotal and enjoyable approach to the city.
Peter Ackroyd is an English novelist, biographer and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. He is noted for his "technically innovative novels", the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices, and the depth of his research.
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