The Book of Lists: London - Softcover

Rennison, Nick

 
9781841959344: The Book of Lists: London
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1841959340 ISBN 13: 9781841959344
Verlag: Canongate Books, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Why did London Underground once employ a one-legged man to ride up and down the escalators at Earl's Court tube station? What did Hitler plan to do with Nelson's Column? Why is London's only medieval mummy a prostitute named Clarice la Claterballock? How did a beer flood in Tottenham Court Road drown nine people? Where can you see a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers?
Containing chapters covering London past and present; buildings and streets; famous and unexpected Londoners; arts, literature and crime; plus much much more, the 180 lists will amaze, amuse and inform. More than simply a keepsake for tourists, every self-respecting Londoner needs this book.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

NICK RENNISON worked as a bookseller, editor and writer in London for many years. He is the author of The London Blue Plaque Guide (Sutton 2003) and Waterstone's Guide to London Writing (Waterstone's 1999). His other books include The Good Reading Guide (Bloomsbury 2001) and The Good Reading Guide to Crime Fiction (Bloomsbury 2003).

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"Fascinating . . . it can teach even the most die-hard
Londoner something they didn't know."
Evening Standard

9 UNUSUAL LONDON PUB NAMES
5 BEASTLY SITES IN LONDON
12 FICTIONAL LONDONERS
6 LONDON CROSS-DRESSERS
8 LONDON WHORES
6 CANDIDATES FOR JACK THE RIPPER
9 LONDON GANGSTERS
10 LONDON CRIME STATISTICS
6 ESPIONAGE SITES IN LONDON
8 LONDON RIOTS
8 UNUSUAL LONDON MUSEUMS
5 ALTERNATIVE TUBE MAPS
10 SHERLOCKIAN SITES
10 LONDON GHOSTS

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Verlag
Canongate Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1841959340
ISBN 13 
9781841959344
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
320
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