London : The Biography - Peter Ackroyd

Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city....

In Colours of London Peter Ackroyd tells the history of London through the lens of colour - with specially commissioned colorised photographs from ...

Publisher: The Swedenborg SocietyAuthor(s): Peter AckroydIllustration(s): 1 black and white illustrationNumber of pages: 92Publication date: 2021Di...

Written with intuition and imagination, this marvellous biography positions Shakespeare in the close context of his world. Ackroyd writes about Sha...

The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it?Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his...

Reducere. Renumitul istoric, romancier, poet si jurnalist Peter Ackroyd ne poarta intr-o calatorie istorica, geografica si imaginara prin metropola londoneza...

Paperback edition of Ackroyd's retelling of Chaucer's classic work, now with an introduction and notes by Ackroyd.

Biographer Peter Ackroyd, author of books on Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens, William Blake and many others, turns his attention to Alfred ...

Reducere. Londra. Biografia unui oras - Peter Ackroyd

Highly original and magnificent in scope, Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination discovers the roots of English cultural history in the Ang...

The first volume in a new 6 part history of England, now in paperback takes the reader from the country's first settlement to the death of the firs...

The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyds acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of England. &b>&/b>

Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source.

The sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, taking us from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hu...

The sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, taking us from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hu...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Peter Ackroyd's first novel for Minerva, and his first book in a highly publicised ten-year deal with Reed. Set against the extraordinary cityscape...

Reducere. "A romp for the ages" (Vanity Fair) now with a graphic cover and deluxe packaging Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes ...

Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scanda...

An immortal story of chivalry, treachery and death told anew for our timesThe legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal and popularity through ...

Reducere. ``An extraordinary book . . . Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today.`` --Daily Express (UK)In Fo...

DescriptionWith his characteristic enthusiasm and erudition, Peter Ackroyd follows his acclaimed London: A Biography with an inspired look into the...

The scene is London, in 1399. The streets of London are rife with rumour, heresy, espionage and murder and at the centre of the confusion is the nu...

Ackroyd investigates the paradox of this 'man for all seasons': the man of the world who travelled across Europe to negotiate on behalf of his king...

The fifth instalment in Peter Ackroyd's acclaimed and bestselling six-volume History of England.

A wickedly satirical novel, filled with mystery, revenge, outlandish killings, greed and jealousy, from the multi-award-winning author

A darkly playful novel, filled with mystery, revenge, outlandish killings, greed and jealousy, from the multi-award-winning author

A collection of poems and visuals for all women kind. Martha is a visual artist but has always written. The photographs chosen for this volume are ...

DescriptionOne of Britain's foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd has spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British Isles. Gorgeo...

A major new history of the Port of London.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Peter StoneIllustration(s): 16 black and white illustrationsNu...

Good Photographic Coverage, newly researched material, useful to modellers, Informative aptionsIllustrations: 200 colour & black and white illustra...

An illustrated guide to the workhouses in London and the South East (Middlesex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire)

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Agatha ChristieNumber of pages: 336Collection: Hercule Poirot MysteriesPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 192 x 2...

Great photographs of locomotives on the railways in and around London in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched, in...

Peter Humfrey's in-depth analysis of the Stafford Gallery, based on original research, shows how during the quarter century of its existence (1806-...

Publisher: Shambhala Publications IncAuthor(s): Peter LondonNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 1989Dimensions: 154 x 231 x 18Cover type: Paperba...

Based on five walks in central London, Peter Clark illuminates the settings of Dickens's London, his life, his journalism and his fiction. He also ...

Publisher: Clinical Press LtdAuthor(s): Diana AshworthNumber of pages: 190Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 142 x 200 x 23Cover type: Paperback / s...

Reducere. A groundbreaking history of hanging and capitalism. In this new edition, Linebaugh reinforces his original arguments with an array of impressive hi...

Objective, reliable and covering over 1, 600 pubs, cafés and curry houses across the capital, this guide emphasises user-friendliness. Pithy review...

Publisher: Harden's LimitedAuthor(s): Peter HardenPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 96 x 210 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farmec...

A guide for students of history - why study it, how to study it, where to study it, what it can do for your future worklife, for your personal deve...

Jack London (1876-1916) found fame with his wolf-dog tales and sagas of the frozen North, but Cecelia Tichi challenges the long-standing view of Lo...

Reducere. On April 30th, 1665 Samuel Pepys wrote "Great fears of the sickenesse here in the City, it being said that two or three houses are already shut up....

Reducere. Disc: 11. The Nutcracker - Ballet In Two Acts Op. 71: Miniature Overture by Andre Previn 3: 282. The Nutcracker - Ballet In Two Acts Op. 71, Act I:...

Reducere. Cum e sa mananci mereu morcovi? Plictisitor! Asa ca Maty, micut iepuras, le intreaba si pe cetetalte animale ce mananca. In alta zi, Maty descopera...

Publisher: Manners McDadePublication date: 2020Dimensions: 228 x 305 x 12Cover type: Sheet musicRedescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe ele...

A gathering of some of the writers, both living and dead, who haunt and influence Iain Sinclair on his own London books.