Title:
London under : the secret history beneath the streets / Peter Ackroyd.
ISBN:
9780701169916
9780385531504
Personal Author:
Edition:
First United States edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Nan A. Talese, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
228 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Darkness visible -- Rising up -- Holy water -- Forgotten streams -- Old man river -- The heart of darkness -- The pipes of London -- The mole men -- The deep lines -- Far under ground -- Buried secrets -- The war below -- Deep fantasies.
Summary:
A short study of everything that goes on under London--from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts, and modern tube stations.
OCLC Number:
ocn699764088
Availability:
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