London - A Short History

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From Chaucer to Churchill, from Pepys to Dickens -the great figures from London's past all make their appearance in A.N. Wilson's affectionate and passionate account of one of the world's greatest cities.
Dramatic events are here too - from the Great Fire to the Blitz, from the Peasants' Revolt to Mosley's Fascist rallies. But he also looks at the physical transformations of the city: the elegant squares and pleasure gardens of the 18th century; the prodigious expansion of the 19th century and the Railway Age. He moves through the First World War and the `Big Bang' of the 1980s to celebrate the cosmopolitan nature of modern London while deploring such moronic features as the Millennium Dome and Ken Livingstone's 2002 London Plan.

`Wilson talks with passion and authority about architecture's effect on the populace'
Independent on Sunday

`What shines through is Wilson's love for the city and his anguish at what he sees as the missed opportunity of the post-war period'
Mail on Sunday