PETER ACKROYD - London. The Biography

London England, Chatto & Windus, 2001. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1856197166 Calendaar Hardcover 822pp. Contents: List of Illustrations. Chronology. Maps. Acknowledgements. The City as a Body - From Prehistory to 1066. The Early Middle Ages. London Contrasts. The Late Medieval City. Onward and Upward. Trading Streets and Trading Parishes. A London Neighbourhood. London as Theatre. Pestilence and Flame. Afte the Fire. Crime and Punishment. Voracious London. London as Crowd. The Natural History of London. Night and Day. London's Radicals. Violent London. Black Magic, White Magic. A Fever of Building. London's Rivers. Under the ground. Victorian Megalopolis. London Outcasts. Women and Children. Continuities. East and South. The Centre of Empire. After the great War. Blitz. Refashioning the City. Cockney Visionaries. An Essay on Sources. Index. Illustrated. 822 pp. (.