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Book Synopsis London's Truly Strangest Tales by : Tom Quinn
Download or read book London's Truly Strangest Tales written by Tom Quinn and published by Portico. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More extraordinary but true stories from London’s history. In this fascinating follow-up to his bestselling London’s Strangest Tales, Tom Quinn makes a further foray into the weirder side of the capital, bringing us a splendiforous collection of bizarre-but-true stories that explore a thousand years of London’s history. Discover the ghosts that stalk West End theatres, the mysterious mummy who lives in a City church cupboard, and secret tunnels under the Thames. Find out why there’s a TARDIS at Earl’s Court, why frogs once rained from the skies, and why the mulberry tree in the gardens at Buckingham Palace isn’t quite what it was supposed to be. A dip-in-and-outable treasure trove of London lore, London’s Truly Strangest Tales is both an ideal gift for dyed-in-the-wool Londoners who want to find out more about the great city they live in, and the perfect souvenir for people just passing through. Word count: 58,000
Book Synopsis More London's Strangest Tales by : Tom Quinn
Download or read book More London's Strangest Tales written by Tom Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to his bestselling London's Strangest Tales, Tom Quinn delves even deeper into the endlessly fascinating and sometimes bizarre history of one of the world's great capitals. More London's Strangest Tales explains why Napoleon's nose is built into the structure of Admiralty Arch, why the schoolboys at Westminster play football with a real pancake and why at least one English king enjoyed dressing up in women's clothes. More London's Strangest Tales also explains why each new Bishop of Southwark must play leapfrog at least once in the grounds of Southwark Cathedral, why the masters of the Fishmongers' Company still beat the waters of the Thames each year and why Winston Churchill once had himself lowered in a bucket into a London sewer.
Book Synopsis London's Strangest Tales by : Tom Quinn
Download or read book London's Strangest Tales written by Tom Quinn and published by Portico. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London’s Strangest Tales takes a walk on London’s weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world’s greatest cities. This fascinating book is packed with amazing things you didn’t know about Britain’s capital, like the fact that it’s still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in the Burlington Arcade, and the fat lamppost at the corner of Trafalgar Square that is secretly a tiny prison cell. And did you know that the entrance to Buckingham Palace you see from the Mall is actually the back door and not the front? The stories within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of London-lovers, this book is a brilliant alternative guide to the city, whether you’re a visitor, a daily commuter or one of its 8 million inhabitants. Word count: 45,000
Book Synopsis London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces by : Iain Spragg
Download or read book London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces written by Iain Spragg and published by Portico. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London's Royal Palaces are still some of the most visited places in England. A great deal of their official histories are well known. But London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces reveals the bizarre, funny and surreal events and episodes that have occurred over the centuries on the grounds of these beautiful buildings. It gives an alternative history: from the wandering inebriated zebras at the Tower of London, the cricket ball that probably killed a king, and the mystery of Kew's disappearing mosque. This is a wonderful collection for anyone with an interest in the history and heritage of our palaces and in London life generally.
Book Synopsis London Underground's Strangest Tales by : Iain Spragg
Download or read book London Underground's Strangest Tales written by Iain Spragg and published by Portico. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of London's Underground, or as it is affectionately referred to, the Tube. Though this isn’t the usual side of the Tube the tourists, travellers and residents see. (Though, of course, they do see a great deal of strangeness in their daily commutes!). This is the real Underground, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of what happens hundreds of metres below millions of London legs – from its peculiar past through to its paranormal present and looking forward to its fascinating future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to London's globally envied, and much loved, public transport system. Located deep beneath the heart of Greater London, the Underground is awash with more strangeness than you can shake your pre-paid Oyster card at. In 2013 the whole city will be celebrating the Underground's 150th birthday – the oldest underground in the world. So, pack up your old kit bag and travel stop-by-stop with us on this strange and fantastic journey along the Northern, Picadilly, Metropolitan, Jubilee, Hammersmith and City and District Line ... and explore the Underground as you've never seen it before. London Underground's Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the humorous, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to the Underground's best-kept secrets. Read on, if you dare! You have been warned. Word Count: 35,000
Download or read book Bizarre London written by David Long and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating tour of London's strangest and most intriguing locations. Ranging from architectural evidence of past incidents and stories of life beneath the city, to anecdotes of magic, mystery and murder, this is a perfect companion for the curious Londoner. It includes: A Museum of Magical Curiosities; The City's Lost Tunnels and Citadels; The Ghost of a "She-Wolf; The Bawdy House Riots; The Story of 'Jack the Stripper'; The Atmospheric Railway; The Thames Ringway Bicycle Race; A Banker Hanged at Newgate; The Crossdressing Highwayman; Bluebottles, Rozzers and Woodentops; The Hidden Statue of a Beaver; The 'Belgravia of Death'; Whitehall's Licensed Brothel; Pin-Makers, Mole-Takers and Rat Catchers; Drinking in 'The Bucket of Blood'; London's Most Haunted House. All of London is here!
Book Synopsis THE WEIRD TALES - Horror & Macabre Collection by : Arthur Machen
Download or read book THE WEIRD TALES - Horror & Macabre Collection written by Arthur Machen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Machen's 'The Weird Tales - Horror & Macabre Collection' is a chilling compilation of the author's finest works in the horror genre. Known for his unique blend of supernatural elements with psychological insight, Machen's writing transports readers to worlds where reality and imagination blur. His atmospheric prose and intricate storytelling style draw readers into dark and mysterious narratives that explore the depths of fear and suspense. This collection showcases Machen's talent for creating intricate and unsettling tales that continue to captivate readers to this day. The eerie settings and haunting characters in Machen's stories provide a glimpse into the darker aspects of human nature, making 'The Weird Tales' a must-read for fans of horror literature. Arthur Machen's own experiences with the supernatural and his fascination with the unknown inspired him to craft these haunting and unforgettable stories. Drawing on a rich literary tradition of Gothic and macabre storytelling, Machen's works reflect his belief in the power of the unknown to evoke fear and fascination in his readers. 'The Weird Tales - Horror & Macabre Collection' is a masterful compilation of horror fiction that will leave a lasting impact on those brave enough to delve into its pages.
Book Synopsis London's Strangest: The Thames by : Iain Spragg
Download or read book London's Strangest: The Thames written by Iain Spragg and published by Portico. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England. London's Strangest: The Thames reveals the bizarre, funny and surreal events and episodes that have occurred over the centuries on, beneath and along the banks of the famous waterway. From appearances of the world's first submarine to the raid on the Sex Pistols river concert, Lord Nelson's final journey to John Prescott's watery protest, and even the recent escapades during the floods, the River Thames really has witnessed it all.
Book Synopsis London Gothic by : Lawrence Phillips
Download or read book London Gothic written by Lawrence Phillips and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London has taken a central role in urban Gothic, from key canonic texts like Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula through modern Gothic texts to the 'tourist gothic' of rebranded gastropubs and ghost tours.As a specific category, London Gothic is becoming as important for understanding ourselves today as it has been for thinking about the cultural productions of the late-nineteenth century. This is the first book to focus on Gothic representations of London, offering a range of essays from established and new scholars reading London Gothic as it is manifested in a variety of media and through varied critical approaches.
Book Synopsis The World's Most Mysterious People by : Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe
Download or read book The World's Most Mysterious People written by Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of remarkable and mysterious people, from all ages and places, including our own.
Book Synopsis The World's Most Mysterious Places by : Lionel Fanthorpe
Download or read book The World's Most Mysterious Places written by Lionel Fanthorpe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating compilation of stories about lost lands, weird locations, and strange sites.
Book Synopsis The Reluctant Billionaire by : Tom Quinn
Download or read book The Reluctant Billionaire written by Tom Quinn and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Gerald Grosvenor, sixth Duke of Westminster, died in August 2016 he was one of the world's richest men, his fortune estimated at just under £10 billion. Yet he hated his wealth and spent long periods suffering from severe depression, much of it brought on by a feeling that his whole life had been a failure and that his money had destroyed any chance of happiness. At the same time, he could be ruthless in running the business while often feeling he was only a mascot. Gerald Grosvenor came into the line of succession by mere chance – or 'rotten bad luck' as he put it. The third Duke was childless and the title passed to a cousin, who became fourth Duke in 1963 and then, when he died four years later, to his younger brother, Gerald's father, Robert Grosvenor, who lived on an island in Lough Erne where Gerald grew up. Tom Quinn interviewed the sixth Duke on a number of occasions as well as people who knew the duke socially or had at various times worked with or for him. He discovered a complex man tortured by what he saw as his failures. He was a man who longed to return to his idyllic rural childhood yet was only really happy as an adult in the company of call girls. The book looks at the long and often eccentric history of the Grosvenor family and its wealth and the complex means by which that wealth has been shielded from the taxman, as well as the bizarre life of a man who was that strangest of things: The Reluctant Billionaire.
Book Synopsis World's Strangest Stories. (Stories ... Selected from a Series of More Than Two Hundred which Have Appeared in the London Evening News ... Re-written at Greater Length) ... by : L. F. Lampitt
Download or read book World's Strangest Stories. (Stories ... Selected from a Series of More Than Two Hundred which Have Appeared in the London Evening News ... Re-written at Greater Length) ... written by L. F. Lampitt and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Londons 100 Strangest Places by : David Long
Download or read book Londons 100 Strangest Places written by David Long and published by . This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated gift book to explore the hidden history of curious London on foot or from the armchair
Book Synopsis London's 100 Strangest Places by : David Long
Download or read book London's 100 Strangest Places written by David Long and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tunnels, Towers & Temples takes a sideways look at London, revealing the hidden stories, curious histories and sometimes comic assocations behind dozens of often quite familiar places. Through their stories, the author reveals a strange side of London most people never come to know, even though they walk its streets every day and take much of what they see entirely for granted. Typical examples include extensive networks of tunnels running beneath high street pavements, secret transport and signalling networks crisscrossing the capital, genuine oddities such as streetlamps powered by sewer gas, a street where you can legally drive on the right, a future Russian Tsar working incognito in a British naval dockyard, even a Nazi memorial sited among the real heroes and adventurers of the British Empire. This companion to Spectacular Vernacular: London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings is the best possible start for anyone who wishes to get off the beaten track and under the skin of the hidden city that is modern-day London.
Book Synopsis The World's Most Mysterious Objects by : Patricia Fanthorpe
Download or read book The World's Most Mysterious Objects written by Patricia Fanthorpe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objects can carry romantic myths, embody dangerous curses, or provide links to our past. Some mysterious items, like the Hope Diamond, can still be found today, while others, like the Philosophers’ Stone, have vanished into the mists of time. Gifted and sensitive psychometrists can apparently pick up an object and learn many things about its past and its previous owners. The World’s Most Mysterious Objects provides a glimpse into these enigmas, exploring everything from psychic weapons and spiritual icons to alchemical experiments and strange devices. With this intriguing book, find out what secrets the world could be hiding.
Download or read book Great Weird Tales written by S. T. Joshi and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 14 spellbinding tales, including "The Sin Eater," by Fiona McLeod, "The Eye Above the Mantel," by Frank Belknap Long, as well as renowned works by R. H. Barlow and Lord Dunsany.
