by Peter Ackroyd
A rather good book if you are just looking for a "good read", but quite difficult to sift through if you want something to actually look for hard facts about London in. ( )
Wow, this thing is massive! I got the hardback used, not realizing that I could use it to do weight lifting. So I was probably silly not to get the ebook (it was a cost thing). Still I can't wait to start this, as I've had a long love affair with the city. If I can finish this by December this is ju...
Social history at its best. Clear prose, jam-packed with facts that seem to flow naturally from Peter Ackroyd's familiarity with the subject. A touch of social analysis. Vivid, engaging. Reading it as a sometimes writer of fantasy, I couldn't recommend more the sense of city life through the ages.
Dear Mr. Ackroyd,Will you marry me? I know you're gay, and I'm a woman. I understand that such details present wrinkles in the grand scheme, but I'm sure we can arrange bits on the side and whatever.Truthfully, I don't think you are really good looking, but you sure write sexy.I wish I had a quar...
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