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Author : John Matthews
Publisher : Thorsons Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780850308815
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Aquarian Guide to Legendary London written by John Matthews and published by Thorsons Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Victoria R. Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book London written by Victoria R. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume is an indispensable resource for researchers as well as general readers interested in the geography, history, and culture of London, examining all aspects of life in the United Kingdom's capital city. London is one of the largest cultural and financial centers in the world. How did it become the capital city of the United Kingdom, and what is life like in this global city today? Narrative chapters cover a wide range of topics in this volume, examining such themes as location, people, history, politics, economy, environment and sustainability, local crime and violence, security issues, natural hazards and emergency management, culture and lifestyle, London in pop culture, and London's future. Inset boxes entitled "Life in the City" include personal memoirs from people who are from or have lived in London, allowing readers a glimpse into daily life in the city. Sidebars, a chronology, and a bibliography round out the text. This volume is ideal for students and general readers who are interested in learning about life in this global city.
Author : Nigel Pennick
Publisher : Coronet
ISBN 13 : 1473620287
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)
Download or read book The Secret Lore of London written by Nigel Pennick and published by Coronet. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Iain Sinclair. London is an ancient city, whose foundation dates back literally thousands of years into the legendary prehistory of these islands. Not surprisingly it has accumulated a large number of stories, both historic and mythical, during this period, many of which, though faithfully recorded at the time, have lain almost forgotten in dusty libraries throughout the city. The Secret Lore of London is a guide to the legends, including a discussion of their importance as part of the oral tradition of Britain, combining Prehistoric, Celtic, Arthurian, Roman, Saxon and Norman levels - each of which has contributed to the many-layered life of the city. The first part contains a unique selection of essays (some printed here for the first time) by experts in their fields, each of whom possesses a unique interest in the legends of these islands, and who have written widely on associated themes. The second part of the book will consist of a Gazetteer of the sites mentioned which are still in existence, together with various other sites of associated interest, compiled by the Editor, the contributors, and members of the London Earth Mysteries Group. This part will be fully updated and extended to include many more sites. The result is a wide ranging and wholly fascinating book, with wide sales application possible. A series of appendixes will include William Stukley's extraordinary document The Brill, which relates to the ancient prehistoric sites around the area of present day St. Pancras, and excerpts from some of the best known 19th and early 20th century works on Legendary London by Lewis Spence and Harold Bayley Contributors to the book are: Nigel Pennick John Matthews Caroline Wise Caitlín Matthews Carol Clancy R.J. Stewart Bernard Nesfield-Cookson Gareth Knight Robert Stephenson Geraldine Beskin Chesca Potter William Stukeley Lewis Spence Harold Bayley Alan V. Insole Ross Nichols
Author : John Thomas Smith
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Lives of Famous London Beggars written by John Thomas Smith and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In John Thomas Smith's 'Lives of Famous London Beggars', readers are taken on a detailed journey through the lives of some of London's most well-known beggars. Through Smith's vivid descriptions and meticulous research, the book provides a fascinating insight into the world of poverty and survival in 19th-century London. Smith's writing style is both informative and engaging, making this book a captivating read for those interested in social history and the lives of marginalized individuals in society. The book also offers valuable insights into the literary context of the time, shedding light on the ways in which poverty and homelessness were depicted in literature during that era.
Author : Steve Roud
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409036197
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book London Lore written by Steve Roud and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In which part of North London were wild beasts once thought to roam the sewers? Why did 1920s working-class Londoners wear necklaces of blue beads? Who was the original inspiration for the 'pearly king' costume? And did Spring-heeled Jack, scourge of Victorian London, ever really exist? Exploring everything from local superstitions and ghost stories to annual customs, this is an enchanting guide to the ancient legends and deep-rooted beliefs that can be found the length and breadth of the city.
Author : Nigel Pennick
Publisher : Aeon Books
ISBN 13 : 1904658644
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Sacred Architecture of London written by Nigel Pennick and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London has a unique series of churches built after the Great Fire of 1666, when most of the City of London was destroyed. Among these iconic churches are St Paul's, St Mary-le-Bow, St Bride's, St Clement Danes, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Mary-le-Strand, St George Bloomsbury and Christ Church Spitalfields. They remain today as outstanding landmarks that define their local cityscapes. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his followers - Hawksmoor, Gibbs, Archer and James - these beautiful churches embody spiritual principles expressed through the conventions of Classical architecture. Underlying their outward, visible forms is sacred geometry, an ancient art that explores the invisible inner structure of the Cosmos and gives expression to it in physical form. In this book, Nigel Pennick explains the sacred geometry, spiritual symbols and emblems that make these churches among the most notable buildings of London.
Author : Donald Olson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470282908
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Download or read book London For Dummies written by Donald Olson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London is both traditional and trend-setting — the home of ceremonious pomp and pageantry and the "anything goes" aura of Soho. You can hang around the Tower of London or seek out the happening spots. Dine on fish and chips, try modern British cuisine, or take advantage of great ethnic restaurants, including Indian, French, Chinese, and more. Take in the historical sites or explore diverse neighborhoods. This guide gives you the latest scoop on: The hottest clubs and night life, the coolest shopping, and the thriving performing arts scene Attractions ranging from pubs to palaces to Parliament Incredible museums, including the British Museum with its antiquities, the Tate Modern, and the National Portrait Gallery with likenesses of famous Brits, including pop icons like Elton John Four itineraries to help you pack the most into your stay Five day trips to Bath, Stonehenge, Stratford-upon-Avon, and other attractions Like every For Dummies travel guide, London For Dummies, Fifth Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn’t miss — and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Lots of detailed maps
Author : Mary Scott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756691028
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Top 10 London written by Mary Scott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 London uses exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.
Author : John Clute
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312198695
Total Pages : 1110 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (986 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Fantasy written by John Clute and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.
Author : Philipp Röttgers
Publisher : Büchner-Verlag
ISBN 13 : 396317711X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (631 download)
Download or read book London and its genius loci written by Philipp Röttgers and published by Büchner-Verlag. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London is a powerful and mysterious city – its spirit stands outside of time, certain places have influenced the behaviour of its citizens. Philipp Röttgers leads you to these places. Follow him into the heart of darkness, into the area of Jack the Ripper, to the churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor, along the routes of "From Hell". Meet William Blake and walk along "Ripper Street". Discover London's ›genius loci‹, its ›spirit of place‹. This alternative travel guide has two sides: A scientific trip through the depiction of London's ›genius loci‹ in literature by authors such as Iain Sinclair, Alan Moore, Ben Aaronovitch, Neil Gaiman and Peter Ackroyd. And the tour stories, that lead you to the historical ›genius loci‹. Connect places, become the flaneur, the walker, the wanderer. This book approaches London the only two ways, according to Röttgers, that it can be experienced properly: through literature and through walking.
Author : Christopher Street
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0951596748
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (515 download)
Download or read book London's Ley Lines Pathways of Enlightenment written by Christopher Street and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leys are as elusive as beams of starlight. They are everywhere, you just can't see them. They may be compared to the hidden knowledge of a secret tradition. On public display and freely available to those in the know. Invisible and unsuspected by those who aren't. Thus the ancient wisdom at the basis of leys is encoded within the land for future generations to discover anew, if they possess the vision. London's leys can lead you to magical places, to the soul of the city and to an understanding of the hidden unity which connects our ancient sacred sites to each other and also links our spiritual dimensions to theirs. To our ancestors these locations were places of the gods, places of healing, places of power, places of vision initiation, inspiration and revelation. They still are.
Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400075513
Total Pages : 1198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book London written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 1198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Here 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 times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.
Author : Sandra Gustafson
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811832991
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (329 download)
Download or read book Sandra Gustafson's Great Sleeps London written by Sandra Gustafson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandra Gustafson's beloved travel guides (more than 350,000 copies sold in the series) are poised to find their widest popular audience with the exciting re-launch of these best-selling series titles. Joining Great Eats and Great Sleeps Paris, Sandra's guides to London and Italy have been completely revised and updated, retooled and retitled, with new maps, streamlined layout, expanded listings, and more detailed neighborhood coverage. While Sandra's eagle eye for finding the best value for the money remains the series hallmark, its renewed emphasis on the full range of travel pleasures--from the inexpensive romantic hideaway to the splurge dinner worth every penny--is sure to please longtime fans and attract a legion more. Packed with personal recommendations, each revisited or newly discovered by Sandra, the Great Eats/Sleeps series is the perfect companion for anyone in search of the out-of-the-way, unusual, fun, and true flavor of Europe.
Author : Eddie Chambers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857736086
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Black Artists in British Art written by Eddie Chambers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the mid-twentieth century. Sometimes these artists were regarded and embraced as practitioners of note. At other times they faced challenges of visibility - and in response they collaborated and made their own exhibitions and gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of these artists from the 1950s onwards, including recent developments and successes. Black Artists in British Art makes a major contribution to British art history. Beginning with discussions of the pioneering generation of artists such as Ronald Moody, Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling, Chambers candidly discusses the problems and progression of several generations, including contemporary artists such as Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili and Yinka Shonibare. Meticulously researched, this important book tells the fascinating story of practitioners who have frequently been overlooked in the dominant history of twentieth-century British art.
Author : Donald Olson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470289783
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Download or read book England For Dummies written by Donald Olson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-12 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England offers so many royal palaces, massive cathedrals, glorious gardens, world-class museums, and historical sites that you could be overwhelmed, but this guide helps you zero in on the things you want to see and do and plan the perfect trip for you! It gives you up-to-date info on: shopping and antiquing; side trips to attractions; where to pay homage to literary giants; important castles and palaces; central England, the picturesque Cotswolds region, and northern England.
Author : Alina Cojocaru
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527584542
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Geographies of Memory and Postwar Urban Regeneration in British Literature written by Alina Cojocaru and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a new approach to the literary representations of London by means of correlating geocriticism, spatial literary studies and memory studies in order to investigate the interplay between reality and fiction in mapping the urban imaginary. It conducts an analysis of depictions of London in British literature published between 1975 and 2005, exploring the literary representations of the real urban restructurings prompted by the rebuilding projects in war and poverty-stricken districts of London, the remapping of the metropolis by immigrants, gentrification and the displacement of communities, as well as the urban dissolution caused by terrorism. The selected works of fiction written by Peter Ackroyd, Penelope Lively, Zadie Smith, Andrea Levy, J.G. Ballard, Michael Moorcock, Doris Lessing and Ian McEwan provide a record of the city in times of de/reconstruction, emphasizing the structure of London as a palimpsest, which becomes a central image. The book contributes to the development of the subject field by introducing a number of original concepts which connect geocriticism and memory studies.
Author : Diane Watt
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802081223
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Medieval Women in Their Communities written by Diane Watt and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten interdisciplinary essays provide detailed, small-scale studies of a variety of medieval female communities from Germany to Wales between 1200 and 1500, examining a range of social, economic, and cultural groups, both religious and secular.
