From original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Underground stations, this book tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures, both real and fictional, that dwell in the darkness of London - rats and eels, monsters and ghost[...]

An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London. Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Moving back and forth through time, Ackroyd is an effort[...]

Filled with stunning photographs, illustrations, and maps, an enthralling tour of London, from the time of the Druids to the present, delves into the human dramas that have molded this great city by recreating its pungent odors, bawdy street life, and diverse population and quoting the impressions o[...]

London Under is a wonderful, atmospheric, imaginative, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Tube stations. The depth below is hot, warmer than the surface, and tunnels down [...]

Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Side-by-side with the great, semi-official but sanitised images of the whole city,[...]

In 1888 Jack the Ripper made the headlines with a series of horrific murders that remain unsolved to this day. But most killers are not shadowy figures stalking the streets with a lust for blood. Many are ordinary citizens driven to the ultimate crime by circumstance, a fit of anger or a desire for [...]

The author reveals the fine art of using creativity to "connect" with the natural world, presenting a series of guided "creative encounters" designed to stimulate this bond in each reader. Original. 15,000 first printing.[...]

One of a county-by-county series of books for the keen walker, this is a guide to 100 walks in Greater London. The walks are between 2 and 12 miles in length, are mostly circular and have points of interest and refreshment places detailed en route.[...]

Reveals how the author's fetish for spanking was kindled by corporal punishment while still at school. This book shows how, while in London's vibrant, active spanking scene, he understood the psychology of women who wanted to experience submissive discipline. It reveals his clients' stories as he tu[...]

Few novelists have written so intimately about a city as Charles Dickens wrote about London. A near-photographic memory made his contact with the city indelible from a very young age and it remained his constant focus. In the first half of this book Peter Clark illuminates the settings of Dickens's [...]

In the year 2000, Vladimir Kramnik caused a sensation in the chess world by dethroning Gary Kasparov as the reigning World Champion, and successfully defended his title against Peter Leko in 2004.In 2006, in Elista (the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia), Kramnik was again involved in controversy [...]