Author: Anthony Cross
Title: St Petersburg and the British: The City through the Eyes of British Visitors and Residents
Description: Frances Lincoln , 2008. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780711228641 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, slight creasing to jacket at top of spine. A well-kept copy.  The British links with St Petersburg date back to the very year of its foundation and have continued almost unbroken to the present day. Anthony Cross narrates the story of this vibrant and tragic city through the first-hand accounts of its British residents and visitors. A unique anthology of St Petersburg's culture, politics, architecture, commerce, recreation and everyday life, this book includes extracts by Daniel Defoe, Lewis Carroll, W. Somerset Maughan, H.G. Wells, Isaiah Berlin, J.B. Priestley and Alan Sillitoe. 352 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN/EAN: 9780711228641. Inventory No: dscf11707.

Keywords: BZDB229 History; St Petersburg and the British The City through the Eyes of British Visitors and Residents Anthony Cross


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