Piccadilly by Midge Gillies
A history of Piccadilly: London's bustling meeting place for over a century.
[A] magpie's nest of a book, replete with anecdotes, sketches and quotes. . Piccadilly is painstakingly researched and as busy as the Circus itself. * The TLS *
An engrossing new social history. -- Anne Kennedy Smith *Books of the Year 2022*
An engrossing new social history. -- Anne Kennedy Smith *Books of the Year 2022*
Midge Gillies is the author of seven non fiction books, including biographies of the pioneering pilot Amy Johnson and the Edwardian music hall star, Marie Lloyd. Midge studied History at Girton College and was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge for three years. She is Academic Director of Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education and has a PhD from the University of East Anglia. She lives in Cambridgeshire with her husband, award-winning crime novelist Jim Kelly.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529339734 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529339731 |
| Title | Piccadilly |
| Author | Midge Gillies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2023-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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