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  • Lost London

    by Richard Guard ...
    Lost London is the story of the city as told through the buildings, parks and palaces that are no longer with us. Places like the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, the leading venue for public entertainment in the city for over 200 years, or the Palace of Whitehall whose 1500 rooms made it the largest royal residence in Europe until it was destroyed by fire at the end of the 17th century. From bull rings ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • The London Nobody Knows

    by Geoffrey Fletcher ...
    Geoffrey Fletcher's off-beat portrayal of London does not focus on the big landmarks, but rather 'the tawdry, extravagant and eccentric'. His descriptions will transport you to an art nouveau pub, a Victorian music hall, a Hawksmoor church and even a public toilet in Holborn in which the attendant kept goldfish in the cisterns. Drawn to the corners where 'the kids swarm like ants and there are ... Read more

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  • The Stories Behind London’s Streets (Part Two)

    by Peter Thurgood ...
    The streets of London flourish like possibly no other city on earth, with stories from its rich history, stories of death - fire - disease, of riots, and grisly murders, but also of tales of hope, happiness, determination and success. Behind every story and every street however, are the people who lived, worked, played, and even murdered there. Did you know for instance that when Great Scotland ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jack the Ripper's Streets of Terror

    Life During the Reign of Victorian London's Most Brutal Killer

    by Rupert Matthews ...
    This is a new take on the Jack the Ripper story. Focusing on the people who lived through the Ripper's reign of terror, it shows what happened when familiar London streets suddenly became the hunting grounds of a monster. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Plague and the Fire

    by James Leasor ...
    New York Times 'Could hardly be a more timely parable for our day' Evening Standard 'An engrossing and vivid impression of those terrible days' Sunday Express 'Absorbing. . .an excellent account of the two most fantastic years in London's history' This book chronicles the horror and human suffering of two of the most terrible years in London's long and vivid history. 1665 brought the plague and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Greater London Murders

    33 Stories of Revenge, Jealousy, Greed and Lust

    by Linda Stratmann ...
    Series series True Crime History
    This compendium brings together thirty-three murderous tales — one from each of the capital's boroughs — that not only shocked the City but made headline news across the country. Throughout its history the great urban sprawl of Greater London has been home to some of the most shocking murders in England, many of which have made legal history. Contained within the pages of this book are the stories ... Read more

    $17.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hampshire Murders

    by Nicola Sly ...
    Series series True Crime History
    Life in the historic county of Hampshire has not always been peaceful, for over the years it has experienced numerous murders, some of which are little known outside the county borders, others that have shocked the nation. These include the killing of 'Sweet Fanny Adams' in 1867; the horrific murder committed by the postmaster at Grayshott in 1901; the mysterious poisoning of Hubert Chevis in 1943 ... Read more

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  • Prisons and Prisoners in Victorian Britain

    by Neil R Storey ...
    Prisons and Prisoners In Victorian Britain provides an illustrated insight into the Victorian prison system and the experiences of those within it - on both sides of the bars. Featuring stories of crime and misdeeds, this fascinating book includes chapters on a typical day inside a Victorian prison - food, divine service, exercise and medical provision; the punishments inflicted on convicts - such ... Read more

    $17.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Underground, Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube

    A Passenger's History of the Tube

    by Andrew Martin ...
    Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from Kings Cross to Kings Cross on the Circle line? The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world, the result of a series of botch-jobs and improvisations.Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year - and this figure is ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Underground London

    Travels Beneath the City Streets

    by Stephen Smith ...
    What is visible to the naked eye has been exhaustively raked over; in UNDERGROUND LONDON, acclaimed travel writer Stephen Smith provides an alternative guide and history of the capital. It's a journey through the passages and tunnels of the city, the bunkers and tunnels, crypts and shadows. As well as being a contemporary tour of underground London, it's also an exploration through time: Queen ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Victorian City

    Everyday Life in Dickens' London

    by Judith Flanders ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author presents an extraordinary, revelatory portrait of everyday life on the streets of Dickens' London.The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented change, and nowhere was this more apparent than London. In only a few decades, the capital grew from a compact Regency town into a sprawling metropolis of 6.5 million inhabitants, the largest city the world had ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Mammoth Book of Useless Information

    by Noel Botham ...
    Did you know… The Sumerians were the first to brew beer, and all the brewers were women? If you didn't - then read on. If you are intrigued by the odd, fascinated by the fantastic or tickled by trivia, then this is the book for you. The Useless Information Society was formed by some of Britain's best-loved journalists, writers and entertainers, including Keith Waterhouse, Richard Littlejohn, Suggs ... Read more

    $5.39 USD