West End Chronicles: 300 Years of Glamour and Excess in the Heart of London (平装)
分類: 图书,进口原版书,History(历史),Historical Study,Social History,
品牌: Ed Glinert
基本信息出版社:Penguin (2008年6月5日)平装:336页正文语种:英语ISBN:014102464X条形码:9780141024646产品尺寸及重量:19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm ; 259 gASIN:014102464X
商品描述内容简介The streets and squares of the West End of London, some of the most famous in the world, have been home to poets and pop stars, world-renowned artists and revolutionary anarchists. They have been a playground of gangsters and gamblers, secret agents and religious visionaries. The exploits of these and many other colourful characters are recounted in Ed Glinert's latest volume. Packed with atmospheric incident and detail, it's a treasure trove of stories of the people, places and events at the hub of the world's most exciting city.媒体推荐'the most pleasurable guide to the West End since the A-Z' Melanie McGrath, Seven good, gossipy, well-informed ... and Glinert's enthusiasm for the alleys and alleycats ... is infectious Tribune Everyone has their own experiences of the West End and Chronicles rounds up the best of them The Independent on Sunday