London

Author(s): Edward Rutherfurd

Fiction

"A TOUR DE FORCE . . . London tracks the history of the English capital from the days of the Celts until the present time. . . . Breathtaking."--The Orlando Sentinel


 


A master of epic historical fiction, Edward Rutherford gives us a sweeping novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through his saga of ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of a half-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the twentieth century. Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the Old World.


 


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"Remarkable . . . The invasion by Julius Caesar's legions in 54 B.C. . . . The rise of chivalry and the Crusades . . . The building of the Globe theatre . . . and the coming of the Industrial Revolution. . . . What a delightful way to get the feel of London and of English history. . . . We witness first-hand the lust of Henry VIII. We overhear Geoffrey Chaucer deciding to write The Canterbury Tales. . . . Each episode is a punchy tale made up of bite-size chunks ending in tiny cliffhangers."--The New York Times


 


"Hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war."--The Times (London)


 


"Fascinating . . . A sprawling epic."--San Francisco Chronicle

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A wonderful, epic story that tells the history of the greatest city in the world, from Roman times to the present day.

"Edward Rutherfurd's grand novel weaves together the great events of English history ... he pulls off some remarkable effects" New York Times "Few literary novels tell us as much about the history of modern humans, or have such clarity" Daily Telegraph "London could hook you on history for life ... 800 pages of hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war set in London from the birth of time to the present day" The Times

General Fields

  • : 9780099551379
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.915
  • : June 2010
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 52mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 1328
  • : 1009
  • : Paperback
  • : Edward Rutherfurd