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A guide to the literary history of London, previously published as 'From 221b Baker Street To Pla...

A vivid account of the life and work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who designed and buil...

There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the...

Stephen Halliday, one of the foremost authorities on the Victorian city, tells the story of how p...

Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Underground Railways of the World explores tales of secret netwo...

A vivid account of the life and work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who designed and buil...

Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: London Underground is a fascinating and useful reference to the ...

Zehn weltbekannte Regisseure, darunter Ken Russell, Robert Altman, Jean-Luc Godard und Nicholas R...