London Under

Author: Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385531516
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath the surface. There is a Bronze Age trackway below the Isle of Dogs, Anglo-Saxon graves rest under St. Pauls, and the monastery of Whitefriars lies beneath Fleet Street. To go under London is to penetrate history, and Ackroyd's book is filled with the stories unique to this underworld: the hydraulic device used to lower bodies into the catacombs in Kensal Green cemetery; the door in the plinth of the statue of Boadicea on Westminster Bridge that leads to a huge tunnel packed with cables for gas, water, and telephone; the sulphurous fumes on the Underground's Metropolitan Line. Highly imaginative and delightfully entertaining, London Under is Ackroyd at his best.

London Under Snow

Author: Jordi Llavina
Publisher: Fum d'Estampa Press
ISBN: 9781916293960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Six stories about Christmas and winter from award-winning writer, Jordi Llavina. Llavina's stories conjure up ghosts from the past, old loves and distant memories in six hauntingly written tales that focus on our relationships with our loved ones and ourselves over the Christmas period.

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky

Author: Patrick Hamilton
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 159017772X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 521

Book Description
NYRB Classics presents 3 darkly humorous, atmospheric novellas of love and disappointment, set in a run-down London pub after WWI—from the author of the Hitchcock classics Gaslight and Rope. “Bleak and brilliant. . . an authentic lost classic.” —The Guardian Featuring a Dickensian cast of pubcrawlers, prostitutes, lowlifes, and just plain losers who are looking for love—or just an ear to bend—Hamilton’s novels are a triumph of deft characterization, offbeat humor, unlikely compassion, and raw suspense. In recent years, Hamilton has undergone a remarkable revival, with his champions including Doris Lessing, David Lodge, Nick Hornby, and Sarah Waters. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky is a tale of obsession and betrayal that centers on a seedy pub in a run-down part of London. Bob the waiter skimps and saves and fantasizes about writing a novel, until he falls for the pretty prostitute Jenny and blows it all. Kindly Ella, Bob’s co-worker, adores Bob, but is condemned to enjoy nothing more than the attentions of the insufferable Mr. Eccles; Jenny, out on the street, is out of love, hope, and money. We watch with pity and horror as these three vulnerable and yet compellingly ordinary people meet and play out bitter comedies of longing and frustration. Included: The Midnight Bell (1929) The Siege of Pleasure (1932) The Plains of Cement (1934)

Whispers Under Ground

Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345524624
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
A WHOLE NEW REASON TO MIND THE GAP It begins with a dead body at the far end of Baker Street tube station, all that remains of American exchange student James Gallagher—and the victim’s wealthy, politically powerful family is understandably eager to get to the bottom of the gruesome murder. The trouble is, the bottom—if it exists at all—is deeper and more unnatural than anyone suspects . . . except, that is, for London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant. With Inspector Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, tied up in the hunt for the rogue magician known as “the Faceless Man,” it’s up to Peter to plumb the haunted depths of the oldest, largest, and—as of now—deadliest subway system in the world. At least he won’t be alone. No, the FBI has sent over a crack agent to help. She’s young, ambitious, beautiful . . . and a born-again Christian apt to view any magic as the work of the devil. Oh yeah—that’s going to go well.

Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II

Author: Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387014392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description

Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II

Author: J. Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317

Book Description
Bby J. Fitzgerald Molloy is a meticulously researched historical account that takes readers back to the vibrant and tumultuous era of 17th-century London under the reign of King Charles II. Molloy paints a vivid picture of the social customs, court intrigues, and the daily life of Londoners during this period. This book is a treasure trove for history enthusiasts, offering a deep dive into the intricacies of the English monarchy and the cultural fabric of the time.

Court Life Below Stairs. Or, London Under the First Georges, 1714-1760

Author: Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385344891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Hidden London

Author: David Bownes
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300245793
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

London Under Snow

Author: Jordi Llavina
Publisher: Fum d'Estampa Press
ISBN: 1913744108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Target London

Author: Christy Campbell
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 074812201X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
During the darkest days of the Second World War, the Allies listened intently to the messages of the enemy. Every whisper built a picture of the threat to come - weapons that were terrifying in their murderous capabilities. Target London is the dramatic tale of the inception of the German V-weapons, the Allies' epic race to discover the truth about them and the rockets' effects on the streets of London. Investigative historian Christy Campbell brilliantly interweaves the many strands of this gripping episode. At the heart of this tale is London - the target of Nazi Germany's plan to crush British morale.