by Tom Quinn · Portico · tapa dura · ISBN 9781911622024
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«London's Strangest Tales» is Tom Quinn's compendium of curious and true stories, published by Portico in hardcover (256 pages, in English).
Explore London's unusual side with anecdotes from over a thousand years of history: the ban on running, whistling or carrying umbrellas in Burlington Arcade, the Trafalgar Square lamppost that hid a cell, the back entrance to Buckingham Palace, or the woman who passed herself off as a soldier. Strange but true stories.
Part of Tom Quinn's «Strangest» series, which comprises 49 titles. This edition is the 2018 reprint; the original text appeared in 2016.
Recommended for the curious, visitors and London residents who want to discover the city's unusual side through short stories.
Tom J. Quinn FRCN, FESC, FAHA, FACC was the UK's first Professor of cardiac nursing, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for his outstanding contribution to research and practice of cardiac nursing.
