London: The Biography

London: The Biography
- non-fiction Peter Ackroyd biography of London
â€œThis magnificent evocation of all that London has meant down the centuries...I cannot begin to describe the richness with which Ackroyd pursues his theme...A blend of virtuosity and deep affection that is truly bewitching. Ackroyd has performed a noble public service in preserving in these pages so many centuries of marvels, and secrecies.â€
â€“Jan Morris

London: The Biography is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroydâ€™s brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this unusual and engaging work, Ackroyd brings the reader through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction.

Peter Ackroyd sees London as a living, breathing organism, with its own laws of growth and change. Reveling in the cityâ€™s riches as well as its raucousness, the author traces thematically its growth from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Anecdotal, insightful, and wonderfully entertaining, London is animated by Ackroydâ€™s concern for the close relationship between the present and the past, as well as by what he describes as the peculiar â€œechoicâ€ quality of London, whereby its texture and history actively affect the lives and personalities of its citizens.

London confirms Ackroydâ€™s status as what one critic has called â€œour ageâ€™s greatest London imagination.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Nan A. Talese
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2001-10-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385497701

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Nan A. Talese
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2001-10-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385497701

London: The Biography

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