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  • Foundation

    The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Series Book 1 - The History of England
    The first book in Peter Ackroyd's history of England series, which has since been followed up with two more installments, Tudors and Rebellion.In Foundation, the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII. He guides us from the building of Stonehenge to the founding of the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • London

    A Biography

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKHere are two thousand years of London’s history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar’s and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Foundation

    The History of England Volume I

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Series Book 1 - The History of England
    Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII. In Foundation, Ackroyd takes us from Neolithic England, which we can only see in the most tantalizing ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Queer City

    Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    A history of the development of London as a European epicenter of queer life.In Queer City, the acclaimed Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way–through the complete history and experiences of its gay and lesbian population. In Roman Londinium, the city was dotted with lupanaria ("wolf dens" or public pleasure houses), fornices (brothels), and thermiae (hot baths). Then came the Emperor ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Auden

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Of all the English poets born in the twentieth century, Wystan Hugh Auden is by far the most significant. This forthright biography explores the evolution of his poetic voice in tandem with his shifting beliefs – Existentialism, Marxism, Freudianism and Anglo-Catholicism – reflecting the intellectual climate of the century. Rooted in English traditions, Auden’s work reveals both public and ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • The Death of King Arthur

    The Immortal Legend (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    by Thomas Malory, Peter Ackroyd ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    Acclaimed biographer Peter Ackroyd vibrantly resurrects the legendary epic of Camelot in this modern adaptation.The names of Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad, the sword of Excalibur, and the court of Camelot are as recognizable as any from the world of myth. Although many versions exist of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $9.99 USD

  • The Canterbury Tales

    A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

    Translated by Peter Ackroyd ...
    by Peter Ackroyd, Geoffrey Chaucer ...
    Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
    "A romp for the ages" (Vanity Fair)—now with a graphic cover and deluxe packagingRenowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents it in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to readers while preserving the spirit of the original. A mirror for medieval society, The Canterbury Tales concerns a motley ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Thames

    The Biography

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    In this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river's endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations. Thames: The Biography meanders gloriously, rather like the river itself. In short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Shakespeare

    The Biography

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BEST BOOK OF THE YEARDrawing on an exceptional combination of skills as literary biographer, novelist, and chronicler of London history, Peter Ackroyd surely re-creates the world that shaped Shakespeare--and brings the playwright himself into unusually vivid focus. With characteristic narrative panache, Ackroyd immerses us in sixteenth-century Stratford and the rural ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Forgotten London

    Exploring the Hidden Life of the City

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Peter Ackroyd, acclaimed historian and critic, uncovers London’s hidden past in this richly illustrated journey through its forgotten streets and stories.No city shaped the modern world quite like London—a powerhouse of trade, finance, and empire, the centre of global influence in the nineteenth century. But beyond the familiar stories of power and politics, its true life played out in the streets ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    Series Book 2 - The History of England
    Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I.Rich in detail and atmosphere, Peter Ackroyd's Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein

    A Novel

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    A New York Times Notable Book andProvidence Journal Best Book of the YearFrom the incomparable Peter Ackroyd: a brilliant re-imagination of the classic tale that has enthralled readers for nearly two centuries.Victor Frankenstein, a researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley form an unlikely friendship as first-years at Oxford. Shelley challenges the conventionally religious Frankenstein to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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