The Faber Book of London by A N Wilson

The Faber Book of London by A N Wilson

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London has always been more than a capital city, and this collection of writings reflects the teeming variety of the town which prompted Samuel Johnson to declare - "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life". Essays are seen through the eyes of foreigners such as Talleyrand and Mazzini.

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The Faber Book of London by A N Wilson

London has always been more that a capital city, and this collection of writings which reflect not merely a sense of place, but the teeming variety of the town which prompted Samuel Johnson to declare - "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life". Essays are seen through the eyes of foreigners as varied as Talleyrand and Dostoevsky, Lenin and Mazzini, we see criminal London, low life and high life, beggars, politicians, royal families, intellectuals and animals. From "Black Beauty" to Virginia Woolf and from William Wordsworth to Peter Simple this anthology is a varied collection of work.
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ISBN 13 9780571169870
ISBN 10 0571169872
Title The Faber Book of London
Author A N Wilson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1993-11-22
Number of pages 480
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